Last
year,
many
Bollywood
celebrities
contracted
the
novel
Coronavirus.
Fans
were
concerned
when
veteran
superstar
Amitabh
Bachchan's
family
also
tested
positive
for
the
infectious
virus
and
had
to
hospitalized
for
the
same.
Recently
in
a
social
media
live
motivational
podcast
with
international
speaker
Anand
Chulani,
Abhishek
Bachchan
opened
up
on
how
he
and
his
family
members
battled
COVID-19.
The
Guru
actor
said
that
it
was
not
a
nice
experience
for
him
as
his
family
was
also
inflicted
by
the
virus.
"Everybody
has
their
own
unique
experience
with
Covid,
I
think
people
react
to
it
differently.
It
was
not
a
nice
experience
for
me
because
you
know
I
had
a
family
that
was
inflicted
by
this
as
well.
If
you
are
in
a
situation
where
you
are
under
medical
supervision,
you
are
very
powerless," Abhishek
said
in
the
podcast.
Recalling
how
he
had
sleepless
nights
when
he
was
hospitalized
for
COVID-19,
the
actor
said,
"Your
life
is
being
run
by
the
medical
teams
so
you
are
not
really
in
control
of
your
faculties
in
that
sense
and
you
don't
really
have
any
power
over
what
you
do.
You
are
not
too
sure
what
is
going
on
as
there
is
a
lot
of
uncertainty
about
how
things
are
going
to
pan
out.
The
initial
nights
when
I
was
in
hospital,
it
was
tough
to
sleep
because
I
didn't
know
really
what
awaited
me
on
the
other
side."
Speaking
about
how
his
father
who
was
also
hospitalized
for
the
virus,
helped
him
to
sail
through
those
times,
Abhishek
said,
"Initially,
my
father
and
I
were
in
the
hospital
together.
A
week
later
my
wife
and
daughter
were
hospitalised.
Thankfully,
they
only
had
to
be
there
for
about
a
week
then
they
came
out,
and
my
dad
and
I
stayed
on
for
a
bit
longer
because
we
hadn't
tested
negative."
The
actor
mentioned
that
it
was
wonderful
to
wake
up
and
go
see
his
father,
a
78-year-old
back
then
with
severe
comorbidities,
have
the
fighting
spirit
to
battle
COVID-19.
"Well,
he
is
good
company
to
have,
so
it
was
wonderful
to
wake
up
and
go
see
my
father
who
last
year
was
78
years
old,
a
man
with
severe
comorbidities
but
him
being
positive
and
having
that
fighting
spirit
to
get
through
this.
At
that
point
of
time
my
energies
were
obviously
directed
towards
him
and
him
becoming
better
because
you
fear
for
your
parents,
it's
actually
of
a
sensitive
age
group,"
The
Big
Bull
actor
said
in
the
podcast.
Abhishek
said
that
it
was
his
father's
fighting
spirit
which
was
inspirational
to
him
and
added,
"I
mean
he
is
also
a
great
friend
of
mine,
so
it
was
good
to
shoot
the
breeze
with
him
and
you
know
when
you
are
a
COVID
patient
although
you
can
interact
with
other
patients,
there
is
nothing
else
to
do,
you
just
have
to
wait
around.
So,
there
was
some
good
banter
that
went
on,
I
mean
he
is
a
good
roomie
in
that
sense."
During
the
podcast,
Abhishek
also
emphasized
on
the
fact
that
a
positive
mindset
is
the
only
thing
that
is
in
one's
control
and
it
could
get
challenging
at
times.
The
actor
also
reflected
upon
how
his
battle
with
COVID-19
shaped
his
life
and
said,
"The
one
thing
that
the
last
one
year
has
taught
me
is
you
got
to
value
your
relationship
and
value
the
fact
that
you
have
a
happy
and
healthy
family
around
you.
There
was
a
point
in
time
I
was
frustrated
during
the
lockdown
but
then
my
wife
put
things
into
perspective
for
me
and
told
me
how
for
the
first
time
in
many
years
I
could
sit
back,
not
be
working
round
the
clock
and
enjoy
the
company
of
my
family
in
the
safety
of
my
home.
That
by
itself,
is
a
blessing."
With
respect
to
work,
Abhishek
Bachchan's
upcoming
projects
are
Bob
Biswas
and
Dasvi.