Bollywood / I miss my father, his words fill my empty nights in hospital: Big B

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Amitabh Bachchan shared an old video of himself wherein he can be heard reciting a poem by late father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. "I miss him [dearly]...during my loneliness in the hospital," Bachchan, who has been undergoing coronavirus treatment at a hospital's isolation ward, wrote. "I use his words to fill my empty nights," he added.

Bollywood Desk: Amitabh Bachchan is currently undergoing treatment for coronavirus at the Nanavati Hospital. The veteran actor has been quite active on social media, updating his fans about his health. Recently, he shared an emotional video from the COVID-19 ward. Amitabh read out a few stanzas of a poem written by his father, the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

T 3591 - ... to them that have expressed their concern, their prayers and their wishes for Abhishek Aishwarya Aaradhya and me .. my unending gratitude and love ..❤️

वो सब जिन्होंने अपनी प्रार्थनाएँ अभिषेक, ऐश्वर्या आराध्या और मुझे , व्यक्त की हैं , मेरा हृदय पूर्वक आभार 🌹
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 12, 2020

"Sharing some bits from Babuji's poetry... He used to sing just like this... The hospital feels lonely and I miss him more everyday... his words are my companion on these lonely nights", Amitabh wrote in Hindi before reciting.

Amitabh also took to his blog to write how coronavirus affects patients' mental health. "The mental state sparks from the stark reality that the COVID-19 patient, put in hospitalised isolation, never gets to see another human...for weeks", he wrote.

On 11 July, Amitabh took to Twitter to share the news that he was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Abhishek, Aishwarya and their daughter Aaradhya were also admitted to the hospital after they tested positive for the virus.