Veteran
actor
Naseeruddin
Shah,
who
is
undergoing
treatment
for
pneumonia
at
a
hospital
here,
is
doing
well
and
is
expected
to
be
discharged
tomorrow,
his
secretary
said
on
Thursday.
The
70-year-old
actor
was
admitted
to
the
Khar-based
P
D
Hinduja
Hospital
&
Medical
Research
Centre,
a
non-COVID-19
facility,
on
Tuesday.
“He
is
doing
well.
He
might
be
discharged
tomorrow,”
Naseeruddin
Shah’s
secretary
Jairaj
told
PTI.
On
Wednesday
afternoon,
Naseeruddin
Shah’s
wife
and
veteran
actor
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
told
PTI
that
he
had
a
"small
patch" of
pneumonia
in
his
lungs
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same.
Naseeruddin
Shah,
an
alumnus
of
the
National
School
of
Drama
(NSD)
and
Film
and
Television
Institute
of
India
(FTII),
is
known
for
his
contribution
towards
parallel
cinema,
with
films
such
as
Nishant,
Jaane
Bhi
Do
Yaaro,
Ijaazat,
Masoom,
and
Mirch
Masala.
He
has
also
created
a
space
for
himself
in
the
commercial
cinema
with
movies
such
as
Mohra,
Sarfarosh,
Ishqiya,
The
Dirty
Picture,
and
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara,
among
others.
The
veteran,
whose
career
spans
46
years,
is
also
known
for
his
extensive
work
in
theatre
and
running
the
theatre
group,
Motley
Productions.
The
multiple
National
Award-winning
actor
was
last
seen
in
the
2020
feature
drama
Mee
Raqsam
and
the
acclaimed
Amazon
Prime
Video
series
Bandish
Bandits.
Legendary
actor
Dilip
Kumar
too
has
been
admitted
to
the
same
hospital
due
to
age-related
medical
issues.