Amitabh Bachchan, Big B, been advised 'bed rest'

On Sunday, Big B posted a picture of himself resting on a bed. In the image, one can only see his feet with socks as he watches a football on his television. "The Fowler, the socks and the Premier League ... all day long ... in recouped state attempt," Big B wrote with the image.

The 77-year-old Bachchan has been a force to be reckoned with in Bollywood for decades. He gained popularity in the early '70s for Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay

He was given the title "angry young man" during his rising popularity, which came late in his career, after the age of 30.

Bachchan is father to Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law to Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Jaya Bachchan, who he married in 1973, is a famous former Bollywood actress

Jaya Bachchan, her daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda and her grandchildren Navya Naveli and Agastya were all dressed in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla couture.

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. (Photo: IANS)

The cine icon opened up about his health battle in his blog on Sunday, saying: "Lying around, skipping time to go by in rapid form...and reminiscing the work front by the day after...when there shall be the chair and the computerji and the audience". "But first the left overs of incidents from the times of 'Don' and the cracks and breaks now playing up and placing themselves in important avenues which restrict movement, at times of this it may be of interest to the body but not the mind... So one listens to the body and many shall there be who will applaud and commit to say 'did we not tell you this to slow down'... Slow down? That's what you tell the vehicle or the train on road and track," he added.