The 80-year-old tore a muscle and cartilage in his ribs and is experiencing pain in movement and breathing.

The Big B gave his health update on his official blog, where he said he is resting at home in Mumbai and it will take some weeks until he is recovered.

“It shall be difficult or let me say… I shall be unable to meet, the well-wishers at Jalsa Gate this evening,” Bachchan wrote. “So do not come… and do inform as much as you can to those that intend [on] coming.”

This is not the first time the actor has picked up a major injury while shooting for a film. In 1982, he suffered a near-fatal injury while shooting for ‘Coolie’.

The sci-fi film will arrive on January 12, 2024. It is directed by Nag Ashwin and will feature the bilingual film stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan.