Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is 'ever indebted' to India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and several of his fans. Wondering why? Find out...

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar exchanged memories of Big B's horrific accident on the sets of 'Coolie' in 1982.

T 2319 -Coming out of Breach Candy Hospital after surviving 'Coolie' accident 1982 .. pic.twitter.com/DQGGlRBNcy

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 16, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan had suffered a near-fatal accident while shooting an action scene for Manmohan Desai's 'Coolie ' in 1982, which took him several months to fully recover.

Was 10 when @SrBachchan got injured. Prayed hard for his health n recovery. Our prayers were answered! https://t.co/T3C5nD0itg

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 16, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to share photos of him leaving Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after the accident.

ever indebted and filled with graciousness .. yes it was the prayers that worked https://t.co/AIpUJQmB90

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 20, 2016

On seeing Big B's tweet, Sachin Tendulkar shared that he was 10 years old when Amitabh Bachchan got injured and that he had prayed hard for his recovery.

While shooting for a fight sequence in Manmohan Desai's "Coolie" in Bangalore in July 1982, Bachchan was critically injured and had to be admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. August 2, when he had shown signs of recovering from coma, is regarded as his second birthday by not only his fans and well-wishers but by the actor himself.