Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid earlier this week. Aishwarya's husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, both also famous actors, have been in hospital since Saturday with the virus. On Sunday, year-old Amitabh Bachchan - a Bollywood superstar who has achieved global fame during his long and illustrious career so far - tweeted that he had tested positive for the virus. Another series of tweets from his son Abhishek, also a famous actor, confirmed that he, his year-old wife Aishwarya and eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya had also tested positive. News that the family, often described as Bollywood royalty, had been affected by the coronavirus sent shockwaves across India. This week, thousands of fans have held prayers for the family's recovery.