Worried Amitabh Bachchan fans pray to Lord Shiva for his recovery

KOLKATA: Hundreds of disquieted fans of ailing Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan contiguous performed a yagna present to commune for his speedy recovery.

"We are utilizing the auspicious juncture of Maha Shivratri to commune to Lord Shiva to assistance him retrieve painlessly from his wellness problems," Sourav Banerjee of Amitabh Bachchan Fans Association of Kolkata, told.

Dressed successful accepted attires, hundreds of fans carrying the actor's posters thronged the Ekdaliya Evergreen Park successful the day for the hour-long yagna.

Ever since the quality of Big B's wellness problems broke, his admirers here, who person besides built a temple for him successful southbound Kolkata, person been a disquieted lot.

"We person been praying for his wellness and well-being ever since and are perpetually monitoring media reports connected his health," Banerjee said.

Another of his instrumentality blamed the actor's "workaholic nature" for his aesculapian condition.

"He has delivered hits aft hits each his vocation and astatine this property of his beingness his assemblage needs rest," said 32-year-old Goutam Basak adding that they are readying a gala solemnisation erstwhile the superstar returns location from hospital.

On February 11, 69-year-old Bachchan underwent an abdominal country but aft helium complained of acute pain, his enactment astatine the infirmary had to beryllium extended.

Currently recuperating astatine the Seven Hills hospital, Big B's wellness is present said to beryllium improving.