Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, aged 82, candidly reflected on the tangible effects of ageing in his latest blog entry. He revealed how routines that once felt effortless now demand mindful effort—and even physical support.
Amitabh Bachchan reflects on growing old; says, “The body gradually begins to lose its balance”
In his post dated August 17, the legend recounted how his daily life is now shaped not just by work but also by medication and health regimens. He wrote: “The body gradually begins to lose its balance and there is a need to work on it to check and improve,” emphasising the role of yoga, breathing exercises, and mobility training in maintaining physical well-being.
Bachchan highlighted how mundane tasks now require caution. He said, “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 days absence and the pains and the mobility goes for a very long walk…it is a wonder that the normal actions, earlier, now require the mind to think before they can be exercised…simple acts…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.”
He chuckled at the irony of needing support in his own home and said, “And inside I sort of smile in disbelief…until I find they were so right…that simple act that came so naturally earlier is now governed by a selective routine…Handle bars…Oh boy…!!!! you need them all over to hold and steady thy body before any physical act…just the simplest of them being bending down to pick up that piece of paper that had flown off your desk with the breeze…Seriously…The bravado tells you to go ahead…until you realise…goodness, it’s a major problem…the rapidity of its performing has slowed down with uncertainty.”
Acknowledging the universality of this experience, he said, “But let me tell you IT SHALL HAPPEN…TO ALL OF US…I wish it does not…but in time it shall…We all go downward the day we are brought into this World…the down trend begins at birth…Sad…but it is the reality of living and 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.”
In a contemplative closing, Bachchan remarked on the inevitability of decline, while also stressing the importance of fulfilment: true contentment, he reflected, lies in completing one’s purpose and preparing for what lies ahead. He admitted that some “morbid musings” were inspired by the “hauntingly divine chants” shared with him by his daughter, Shweta.
On the professional front, he is currently hosting the 17th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, and will next appear in Ribhu Dasgupta’s Section 84. Additionally, he is set to reprise his role as Ashwatthama in the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD, featuring Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, and Deepika Padukone, with production beginning in December this year.
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