 While filming an action scene, Amitabh Bachchan (qv) was doing his  own stunts. He had to fall onto a table and then on the ground. But  when he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table hit his  abdomen. He had a splenic rupture and lost a large amount of blood.  He was flown out and needed urgent operation (splenectomy) and was  critically ill for a while. A rumor spread that he had died from the  accident. The nation (most of it anyway) mourned. Later there were  mile