For a man accustomed to working 18 hours a day, surrounded by people cheering, being bed-ridden is a terrible thing. This has been the plight of Amitabh Bachhan, the Big B, ever since he was admitted to Bombay’s Breech Candy Hospital following complaints of acute stomach ache. He was discharged and back home but life continues to be the same. Few visitors of the thousands who throng to his house are allowed to see him.

Insiders say the Big B too feels lonely sometimes. When will he be back to the sets? It is not only his fans and sponsors, but Big B himself is praying to be back on feet.