Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he injured himself on the Hyderabad set of his upcoming film "Project K" while filming an action sequence and he is recovering at his home here.
In a post on his personal blog, the 80-year-old actor said his "rib cartilage popped broke" and there is a "muscle tear to the right rib cage".
Before flying back to Mumbai, Bachchan said the doctor at a Hyderabad-based hospital, where he underwent a CT scan, advised him to rest.
"In Hyderabad at the shoot for Project K, during an action shot, I have got injured .. Rib cartilage popped broke and muscle tear to the right rib cage .. Canceled shoot .. Did Doctor consult and scan by CT at the AIG Hospital in Hyderabad and flown back home .. Strapping has been done and rest been advocated .. (sic)" he wrote.
The actor, whose last cinematic release was the 2022 blockbuster "Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva", said he is in pain but "mobile a bit for all the essential activities".