Amitabh Bachchan: Didn’t Know For Eight Years I Had Tuberculosis

Big B has no inhibitions in calling himself a Tuberculosis survivor

“I did not know for almost 8 years I was suffering from Tuberculosis.”

-Amitabh Bachchan

Big B; Bollywood’s biggest superstar; cinematic legend; icon; angry young man - Amitabh Bachchan has many identities. A tuberculosis survivor is an unlikely one.

But Big B has no inhibitions in calling himself a TB survivor.

For eight years, Bollywood’s big patriarch had no inkling that he was suffering from the disease. Speaking at NDTV's Swasth India launch in a conversation with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Bachchan cited his powerful personal example to urge people to get regular check ups to facilitate an early diagnosis.