Throwback Thursday: 36 years back, Amitabh Bachchan woke up from coma after his fatal accident on Coolie setsAug 2 (AZINS) The Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan is, to this day grateful to everyone- his fan followers and well wishers, for their prayers and invocations that brought him back to life after he sustained a near-fatal injury while shooting for the 1983 film Coolie. Fans across the globe are marking the day by wishing the 75-year-old actor 'Happy Rebirth Day'.

Big B took to his social media handle and thanked everyone who prayed for him when he was fighting for his life. "To them that have sent greetings for my 2nd birthday Aug 2, a recovery from my Coolie accident, I send my gracious thanks .. it shall be difficult for me to acknowledge and thank all .. but I do know that it was your prayers that saved my life," tweeted the Thugs of Hindostan star.

Bachchan also briefly stated the same incident and wrote about it in his blog. The actor wrote, "There is enormous amounts of celebratory mention and wishes for the 2nd of August, the day when I recovered from my Coolie accident .. to live another day, through the prayers of the millions that saved my life through their devotion to the Almighty .. a most heavy debt that I shall happily bear, and ever be in a state of never being able to repay it."

Big B also went on to add, "There is sufficient media coverage on those times and days .. for me then to elaborate would be boring and repetitious ... best then to avoid and be in gratitude and prayer." The Piku star further wrote that someday he will talk about the episode in detail. "There is a long history to the events of those times ... one that shall not be able to be narrated here ... though I do make insincere promises that someday they shall be spoken of," the veteran actor added.

On a related note, the incident took place when Amitabh Bachchan was accidently punched in the gut while shooting an intense fighting sequence opposite co-star Puneet Issar, which resulted in an internal abdominal injury. The actor was reportedly declared clinically dead for a few minutes before being put on the ventilator.

After undergoing several surgeries, finally, on August 2, the actor moved a muscle and that's how the day became his 'second birthday'.

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan is currently shooting for Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra which also features Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.