Of late, there has been plenty of speculation that Mithun Chakraborty, who hasn't been seen in public for a while now, is seriously unwell. He was hospitalised earlier this year after he suffered a bad bout of fever and vomiting. When Mirror contacted his son Mahaakshay aka Mimoh he informed that the 65-year-old actor has been laid low with a bad back.

“Back in 2008, when dad was filming Luck in South Africa, he was harnessed in air for a daring stunt. When he was brought down, there were some hard rocks beneath the safety mat, which went unnoticed and hurt him badly. The pain from a muscle spasm, was excruciating but disappeared with time,“ says Mimoh.

But a few months ago, the pain recurred and he was advised to take it easy. “It could be because of age and since it was the lower back, we didn't want to take any chances. He had a physiotherapist visiting everyday but now he's better and the sessions are down to one or two in a week,“ says his relieved son. Mithun was shooting for his dance reality show till the first week of October. “So it wasn't as if he was bed-ridden. His back is 80 per cent better and by January he should resume work,“ Mimoh signs off.