New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Amitabh Bachchan has sparked a fresh national conversation around media ethics after posting a sharp, cryptic note in the wake of intrusive and insensitive coverage surrounding the hospitalisation of his Sholay co-star and long-time friend, Dharmendra.

Big B remarks came at a time when leaked footage from the veteran actor's hospital room circulated widely on social media, false death rumours spread unchecked, and paparazzi converged outside the Deol residence, prompting widespread outrage from the film fraternity and the public.

In a scathing post shared on his personal blog on Friday, Bachchan wrote: "No ethics no sense of responsibility just an avenue of personal gain, without any consideration of the moment. Di...