Mumbai: The Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachan and his son actor Abhishek Bachan were tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. Both Amitabh Bachan and Abhishek Bachan were admitted in Nanavati hospital at Mumbai earlier on Saturday. In a tweet “earlier today, Abhishek Bachan said both my father and I tested positive for Covid-19. Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested. I request all to stay calm and not panic. Thank you.”

In his tweet earlier, Amitabh Bachchan, 77, had said that his family members and staff have undergone tests for Covid-19 and their results are awaited. “I have tested Covid-19 positive. Shifted to hospital… hospital informing authorities… family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” read a part of Mr Bachchan’s tweet. “All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested,” Mr Bachchan added in his tweet.

While “Get well soon” tweets poured in from fans on Twitter, filmmaker Boney Kapoor was one of the first celebrities to send good wishes to Amitabh Bachchan. Actors Sonam Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh and others also sent “get well soon” messages to the Bachchans on Twitter.

Amitabh Bachchan clocked 51 years in Bollywood this year. Last year, in November, the actor wrote about undergoing check-ups and medical procedures at the hospital in a tweet and also in his blog post. Earlier in October, Big B was admitted to Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital for a few days for routine check-ups. Last month, Amitabh Bachchan’s Gulabo Sitabo released on OTT platform Amazon Prime, making it Big B’s first ever digital release.

Mr Bachchan was critically acclaimed for his performance in the movie, also starring Ayushmann Khurrana. Amitabh Bachchan’s line-up of films now includes Brahmastra, Jhund and Chehre. Mr Bachchan will also return as the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati for the upcoming season.