Three Generations of Bollywood’s Bachchan Family Hit by COVID-19

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan attends a promotional event for his upcoming movie "Satyagraha" in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 21, 2013. Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo

NEW DELHI—Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, his son and two other family members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a government minister said Sunday.

The Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital said that Amitabh Bachchan was in stable condition with mild symptoms in an isolation unit.

Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet Saturday that he had tested positive and appealed to those who were in close proximity to him in the past 10 days to get themselves tested.

His son, Abhishek Bachchan, 44, tweeted Saturday night that he also had tested positive and was in a hospital.

“Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to the hospital,” he wrote. “I request all to stay calm and not panic.”

Bollywood couple Abhishek Bachchan, behind and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrive to attend the national film awards presentation ceremony in New Delhi, India, on May 3, 2016. Saurabh Das/AP Photo

Abhishek Bachchan tweeted Sunday that his wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and their 8-year-old daughter had also tested positive. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a top Bollywood actress.

“They will be self quarantining at home,” he said.

Maharashtra state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter are asymptomatic.

Indian film actor Abhishek Bachchan, his wife Aishwarya Rai and their daughter Aaradhya at the wedding of Akash Ambani, the son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, in Mumbai, India, on March 9, 2019. Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters