Amitabh Bachchanu00a0thanked his legions of fansu00a0on Thursdayu00a0for their prayers and love but said it might take him longer to recuperate from the surgery he underwent for an earlier complication. As doctors extended his stay at the SevenHills Hospital due to fresh complications, the megastar connected with his fans on twitter.

"I have no idea now how long this will take, but it does look as though it will be long... thank you for your prayers and love...!!," he tweeted Thursday evening from his hospital bed. "How times change ! During 1982 'Coolie' episode, I used to keep all your prayers under my pillow... now... on Twitter and Blog...!