Amitabh Bachchan discharged from hospital

(17 Oct 2008) SHOTLIST ++AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING++ AP Entertainment Mumbai, India, 17 October 2008 1. Mid of Lilavati hospital 2. Wide of Lilavati hospital 3. Actor Abhishek Bachchan coming out of hospital followed by his father and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, waiving to the crowd 4. Amitabh Bachchan getting into car 5. Car moving out of hospital complex 6. Car entering Bachchan residence 7. Amitabh Bachchan coming out to greet people, waving and going back inside STORYLINE: BACHCHAN OUT OF HOSPITAL Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan waved to his fans as he walked out of a Mumbai hospital on Friday 17th October after being treated for abdominal pain, a hospital official said. Bachchan was escorted by his son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, also well-known Indian actors, said P. Rajan, an administrative officer at Lilavati Hospital. Rajan declined to discuss Bachchan's health, citing the patient's right to privacy. Bachchan was brought to hospital on a stretcher on his 66th birthday last Saturday after he complained of acute abdominal pain. Bachchan told Mumbai's Mid-day newspaper on Thursday that he was better from his hospital bed. Asked if his pain was gone, he said: "Life can never be completely painless. But I'm going home." Bachchan and his wife Jaya, a politician and veteran actress, are among Bollywood's best-known families. Affectionately called the "Big B," Bachchan has acted in more than 160 movies. He underwent surgery for an intestinal ailment two years ago. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...