Every die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan is aware of the fact that August 2 is considered to be the actor's second birthday. Remember how in 1982 during the making of Manmohan Desai's Coolie, Mr Bachchan suffered a near-fatal injury? He was initially declared clinically dead but on August 2, 1982, doctors injected adrenaline into Big B's heart to revive him, which worked and the actor fully recovered overt the next few months. The 75-year-old actor, by his own admission, considers August 2 as the day he was "reborn." On Thursday, Big B thanked his fans on Twitter and wrote: "To them that have sent greetings for my 2nd birthday - August 2, a recovery from my Coolie accident, I send my gracious thanks... it shall be difficult for me to acknowledge and thank all but I do know that it was your prayers that saved my life."
After Amitabh Bachchan suffered an injury during an action sequence, which also featured Puneet Issar, he was flown to Mumbai and was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital, where he underwent several surgeries. He overcame the injury after several weeks and resumed shooting for the film in February 1983. To pray for Mr Bachchan's recovery, his wife Jaya Bachchan walked barefoot from the hospital to Siddhivinayak temple (Mumbai) every day. Coolie released in November 1983 and it emerged as a hit film.
Take a look at the aforementioned post here:
T 2885 - To them that have sent greetings for my 2nd birthday Aug 2, a recovery from my Coolie accident, I send my gracious thanks .. it shall be difficult for me to acknowledge and thank all .. but I do know that it was your prayers that saved my life ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 1, 2018
Mr Bachchan also thanked his fans for their wishes on his blog post and wrote: "There is enormous amounts of celebratory mention and wishes for the 2nd of August, the day when I recovered from my Coolie accident... to live another day , through the prayers of the millions that saved my life through their devotion to the Almighty .. a most heavy debt that I shall happily bear, and ever be in a state of never being able to repay it."
Meanwhile, this is how fans wished Big B on his second birthday, 36 years after the incident:
#AmitabhBachchanExtendedFamily
— Beejal Bhatt (@BeejalBhatt) August 1, 2018
Celebrating, August the, 2nd.. 36th REBIRTH DAY of Our Inspiration .. The Legend on The Planet.. @SrBachchan Sir
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#LongLiveAmitabhBachchan
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#WorldFansDay
— Kreena Mistry (@kreena_mistry) August 1, 2018
Birthday wishes from AmitabhBachchanExtendedFamily Members #Happy36thReBirthday @SrBachchan Sir
WORLD FANS DAY 2018 https://t.co/86xCROUcVy via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/U0pfZUqRPC
A huge section of the Internet used the hashtag "#Worldfansday" along with their wishes:
Happy 36th REBIRTH DAY... August The 2nd @SrBachchan Ji Sir... Wish you Long Live Healthy Life...
— NishantKawadia EF (@NishantKawadia) August 1, 2018
HAPPY INDIAN FANS' DAY
HAPPY WORLD FANS' DAY
@juniorbachchan pic.twitter.com/QyGgs0ZxKR
#AmitabhBachchanExtendedFamily
— Beejal Bhatt (@BeejalBhatt) August 1, 2018
Celebrating, August the, 2nd.. 36th REBIRTH DAY of Our Inspiration .. The Legend on The Planet.. @SrBachchan Sir
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#LongLiveAmitabhBachchan
1 Day To #WorldFansDay pic.twitter.com/1gFOwSzdcl
Amitabh Bachchan is currently shooting in Sofia, Bulgaria for Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra. The actor also has Thugs Of Hindostan, alongside Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh in the pipeline.
