It was a dark day for all the fans of the Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, as the actor was rushed to the hospital in Mumbai owing to pain in his abdomen. What makes it worse was that it happened to be Big B’s 66th birthday.

Senior Bachchan was feeling unwell since last night, but on Saturday, amidst the birthday celebrations, the superstar felt pain in his abdomen and was rushed to the nearby Nanavati hospital where X-Rays of his chest and stomach were taken. After less than an hour at the Nanavati hospital, Mr. Bachchan was taken to Lilavati hospital in an ambulance. The superstar was lying on a stretcher and was taken inside the hospital by his son Abhishek Bachchan , daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai and daughter Shweta. His family doctor Jayant Barve is taking care of the superstar.

Readers may recollect here that Mr. Bachchan has been battling his medical condition of intestines for last few years. In 2005, he underwent a surgery for infection, inflammation and perforation in his intestines at Lilavati hospital.

Our team at Bollywood-stars.net offers heartiest wishes for the speedy recovery of this living legend!