Amitabh Bachchan to undergo minor surgery

Amitabh Bachchan is to undergo a scan and surgery for an undisclosed condition.

The actor has only revealed so far that the condition is related to his near fatal accident on the set of the 1982 film Coolie.

He wrote on his blog: "The surgery they say is not too complicated, but then all doctors say the same as you end up on the operating table, and before long the details and the subsequent anxieties begin to rise.

"There has been a dosage of injections intravenous that began today and shall continue for a few days - a pain in the abdomen has to be investigated tomorrow under a CT Scan and then and only then shall the ok for the surgery be given so the next few weeks shall be full of nothing else but the hospital and medical bulletins. Boring it may be but it shall be as informative as possible."

Bachchan previously suffered a chest injury when filming Ram Gopal Varma's Department in September.

He added: "My stomach which has already been the bed of many complicated battles in the past, shall have to entertain this as well. It's a war zone, my body, and one which has been through a great deal and still does.

"I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure, and I wonder how wonderful it would be to be normal again. But this was my fate and I shall accept it with a smile."

In October, the 69-year-old legend admitted that he wants to continue acting and take on more challenging roles.