Amitabh Bachchan ‘nearly died’ after being diagnosed with rare muscular illness, declared he was quitting acting: Tinnu Anand recalls story

“I kept waiting astatine the hotel, wherever helium arrived and said, ‘Please beryllium down, I person a atrocious quality for you. I person been diagnosed with a nervus illness. During the sprout erstwhile I was taking a sip of the water, it got stuck successful my throat, due to the fact that the connection to my encephalon didn’t spell that I had to swallow it.’ He past said, ‘I astir died suffocating connected it,'” Anand recalled successful an interrogation with Radio Nasha.

Amitabh Bachchan successful a inactive from Shahenshah. (Photo: Express Archive)

The filmmaker, who had worked with Bachchan successful Kaalia, said that the megastar was asked to spell to Mumbai for further checkup and was advised “complete rest.”

He continued, “He told maine that the doctors person warned him that helium whitethorn ne'er beryllium capable to enactment again. I conscionable collapsed listening to this! Few days later, Mr Khalid Mohammed wrote that helium had a gathering with Amitabh, who told him, ‘Sorry, I person to springiness up connected acting.’ So, Shehanshaah was dropped.”

Later, however, everything aligned aft immoderate backmost and forth, and Shehanshaah went connected floors with Bachchan and Meenakshi Sheshadri. With a communicative by Jaya Bachchan, Shehanshaah was 1 of the highest grossers of 1988.