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Amitabh Bachchans Sunday meetings will remain suspended on doctors order

16 Mar 2020

Mega-entertainer AmitabhBachchans decision to suspendhis weekly Sunday meet-and-greet rituals with his fans at his residenceJalsahas been suspended ondoctors orders. According to sources close tothe family, it wasnot the Big Bs decisionto stop meeting hisfans, a ritual he has beenobserving religiously for15 years. It wasthedoctors orders that he must stopinteracting with crowds during these timesof a viral outbreak. You knowAmitji. If he had his way he would never disappoint his fans. He knows his admirers come every Sunday to his home from faraway places outsideMumbaitoget a glimpseofhim. Given achance hewouldhavecontinued with the rituals, says a close family friendof theBachchans. But thenthere is theBig Bs frail health. Saysthe source,Amitjis immunity system is down to the bare minimum. He is more prone tocatch any virus than you or me. The doctors have strictly forbidden himfrom stepping out. Inlieuof thisbeloved weekly ritual,Mr. Bachchanwill probably be putting out videoson Sunday for his fans until thevirus threat subsides. In the meanwhile, the long and final schedule of Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra where Amitabh Bachchan shares screen space with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Nagarjuna has been postponed.