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'Unwell' Big B Skips Delhi Promotion For 'Piku'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 May, 2015 10:58 AM
  • 'Unwell' Big B Skips Delhi Promotion For 'Piku'
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was expected in Delhi on Monday for the promotion of his upcoming film "Piku”, skipped his visit as he was suffering from Viral fever.
 
The 72-year-old star took to micro-blogging website Twitter to inform his fans and well-wishers about his health. 
 
"Got it... Down a bit, but communicating is now an insatiable hunger !!! And the connect seems better in recline," he tweeted on Monday.
 
“So just because you are 'ridden' does not mean you cannot communicate..'Verified Incorporated Rationale Against Liberty' .. VIRAL.," he wrote.
 
He plays the father of the character essayed by actress Deepika Padukone in Shoojit Sircar's directorial, which also stars Irrfan Khan and is slated to release on May 8.

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