Amitabh Bachchan injured during ‘Project K’ shoot in Hyderabad, says 'rib cartilage popped broke...'

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was injured during the shoot of his upcoming film, ‘Project K’, in Hyderabad. He shared his health update on his blog and said that he is currently resting at his home in Mumbai.

Big B suffered a muscle tear to his right rib cage during an action sequence of the film. He was taken to AIG Hospital in Hyderabad and later flown back to Mumbai. In his blog, he mentioned that the film's shooting had to be cancelled as it will take him weeks to recover from the injury.

He wrote, ‘In Hyderabad at the shoot for Project K, during an action shot, I have got injured .. rib cartilage popped broke and muscle tear to the right rib cage .. canceled shoot .. did Doctor consult and scan by CT at the AIG Hospital in Hyderabad and flown back home .. strapping has been done and rest been advocated .. yes painful .. on movement and breathing .. will take some weeks they say before some normalisation will occur .. some medication is on also for pain ..’

The actor continued, ‘So all work that was to be done has been suspended and canceled dropped postponed for the moment until healing occurs ..I rest at Jalsa and am mobile a bit for all the essential activities .. but yes in rest and generally lying around ..It shall be difficult or let me say .. I shall be unable to meet, the well wishers at Jalsa Gate this evening .. so do not come .. and do inform as much as you can to those that intend coming ..All else is well ..’

‘Project K’, directed by Nag Ashwin, will see Amitabh Bachchan share the screen with Deepika Padukone and Prabhas. The film will release on January 12, 2024.

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