Amitabh Bachchan is currently being treated for coronavirus. (courtesy: amitabhbachchan.ab)
Strong points
- Big B threatened to release its “90 million subscribers” worldwide
- Big B thanks its fans every day on social media
- Big B and his son Abhishek are being treated for COVID-19
New Delhi:
As unbelievable as it sounds, even Amitabh Bachchan, revered by millions, has haters – and his chosen weapon is to counter hatred with hate. In an extraordinary blog post written from Nanavati Hospital – Big B is being treated for COVID-19 – the 77-year-old star revealed he was receiving messages from trolls saying he should die from the virus. Big B’s response to these nameless haters is vitriolic, quite out of character for someone whose public interactions are generally known for their dignity. “Hey Mr Anonymous, you don’t even write your father’s name because you don’t know who sired you,” Amitabh Bachchan wrote in his blog to his trolls.
If that’s not striking enough, Big B threatened to unleash his “90+ million followers” worldwide – his “EF” or extended family, as he calls his fans, would become an “extermination family” , Amitabh Bachchan wrote, ending his post with a death threat written in Hindi. Read his blog post here.
The bloodthirsty words are even more amazing when you consider that Amitabh Bachchan mainly spent his time in the hospital writing gracious messages thanking fans and medical staff. Like other celebrities who have been skewered by the sharp end of social media – some, like Sonakshi Sinha, have actually left Twitter – the best way to deal with trolls is to ignore them.
Here are some examples of the type of posts most commonly seen on Amitabh Bachchan’s social media recently:
T 3604 – the hands that you raise with love and support are my strength .. i will never let this go away from my system .. so help me god! pic.twitter.com/RstlJBttsr
– Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 24, 2020
T 3600 – In these times of trial .. the whole day is filled with your love and care .. and I can only express the best I can from here .. my immense gratitude .. pic.twitter.com/7ZbZauBmQG
– Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 20, 2020
T 3597 – In happy times, in times of illness, you our near and dear ones, our supporters, our fans have always given us unfailing love, affection and prayer .. we express our generous gratitude to all of you .. in these circumstances hospital protocol, restrictive! pic.twitter.com/ksqlHvXfmo
– Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 17, 2020
That Amitabh Bachchan receives such hate messages is almost unbelievable. Beloved in India and around the world, Big B has been hospitalized since July 11, along with his son Abhishek, also a carrier of the virus. Daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also tested positive and was released from the same hospital on Monday. Big B’s wife, Jaya Bachchan, has tested negative. This is not the first time that Amitabh Bachchan or his fans have experienced a hospital and health situation – in 1982, Big B spent a month in the hospital after a brawl that went wrong on the film sets.Coolie.
