Shashi Kapoor hospitalised

The veteran Bollywood actor has been admitted to the ICU for chest infection

September 22, 2014 09:31 am | Updated 09:33 am IST - Mumbai

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital here for chest infection, doctors attending on him said on Monday.

The 76-year-old actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Sunday evening after he complained of acute cough and breathlessness, Dr Ram Narain, executive director of the hospital, said.

“He has been diagnosed with a chest infection. Although he is in the ICU for now, he is stable. We are administering him with antibiotics,” Dr. Narain said.

Kapoor, who has featured in over 160 movies, and has won three National Awards was presented with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

The versatile actor, who is best known for movies like Deewar , Silsila and Satyam Shivam Sundaram had earlier undergone a bypass surgery.

The actor has been suffering from a failing health from the past few years.

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