Amitabh Bachchan says old age is catching up, doctors ask him to sit while wearing trousers: ‘Need handle bars everywhere’

Mentioning that he still hesitates to believe all these fans have gathered outside his house just to catch a glimpse of him, Big B shared that it only feels real when he actually sees them. “As I climb the steps to face them, the reassurance grips my body and the reactions all come with the provocation of the cheers from all to steady my nerves. Then the love and admiration take over,” he wrote. Sharing that he observes the absence of regular faces too, Bachchan noted, “Am I too common and unwanted? Are they fed up with this 5-10 minute appearance for those who have gathered from the afternoon to get vantage positions? Why and what?”

He shared that the routines planned for the day are now dictated by the routines of medication and essentials, which include mobility exercises at the gym to be able to “walk the talk and talk the walk”. He quipped, “Some routines that were there earlier seem to suggest that because it was done some years ago, it shall be a cake walk to initiate them again. Nah, no baby! Just one day’s absence and the pains and the mobility go for a very long walk.”

Opening up about his struggles with previously easy routine tasks, Big B wrote, “It is a wonder that the normal actions earlier, now require the mind to think before they can be exercised. Simple acts like putting on the trousers. The doctors advise, ‘Please Mr Bachchan, sit down and wear them. Do not try to stand while you put them on… You could lose balance and fall.’ And inside, I sort of smile in disbelief until I find they were so right.”

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To assist him with such tasks, he revealed that handlebars have been installed throughout the house. “You need them all over to hold and steady thy body before any physical act. The simplest of them (the actions) is bending down to pick up a piece of paper that has flown off your desk with the breeze. The bravado tells you to go ahead until you realise, ‘goodness, it’s a major problem.’ The rapidity of its performance has slowed down with uncertainty.”

Expressing his deep desire that none of his fans have to go through such a phase in life, Bachchan stated that such a time will, nonetheless, come for everyone. He added, “The down trend begins at birth. Sad, but that’s the reality of life. Youth races through life’s challenges with aplomb. Age suddenly speed brakes your vehicle and tells you, ‘Apply the brakes to avoid the accelerated bump when you drive the vehicle of life.'”