Shiv
Kumar
Verma
is
reportedly
suffering
from
Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease
(COPD)
and
is
currently
on
ventilator.
The
actor,
who
has
featured
in
films
like
Halla
Bol,
Baazi
Zindagi
Ki
and
many
TV
shows,
is
in
need
of
financial
help.
Seeking
help
on
his
behalf,
The
Cine
and
TV
Artistes'
Association
(CINTAA)
urged
his
well
wishers
to
donate
whatever
they
can
in
a
tweet
earlier.
They
also
tagged
Amit
Behl,
Akshay
Kumar,
Vidya
Balan,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Salman
Khan,
Sunny
Deol,
Manoj
Joshi,
Anil
Kapoor
and
others.
The
tweet
read,
"AN
URGENT
CALL
FOR
HELP!
#CINTAA
Member
Shivkumar
Verma
is
suffering
from
COPD
and
is
also
suspected
of
COVID-19.
He
is
in
need
of
urgent
funds
for
hospital
expenses.
We
humbly
urge
you
to
please
help
by
donating
whatever
you
can
@amitbehl
@akshaykumar
@TeamAkshay
@iamvidyabalan."
AN
URGENT
CALL
FOR
HELP!
CINTAA
Member
Shivkumar
Verma
is
suffering
from
COPD
and
is
also
suspected
of
COVID-19.
He
is
in
need
of
urgent
funds
for
hospital
expenses.
We
humbly
urge
you
to
please
help
by
donating
whatever
you
can
@actormanojjoshi
@amitbehl
@BeingSalmanKhan
pic.twitter.com/4MYcEtmBIN
Amit
Behl
of
CINTAA
confirmed
the
news
to
Hindustan
Times
and
said
that
the
association
got
word
of
Verma's
health
on
Wednesday
(December
2,
2020),
and
immediately
transferred
Rs
50,000
for
his
medical
expenses.
He
also
shared
that
Shiv
Kumar's
daughter
approached
them
for
help.
Notably,
the
actor
was
hospitalized
on
November
30,
after
he
complained
of
breathlessness.
Behl
was
further
quoted
as
saying,
"The
reports
(for
coronavirus)
may
take
time
but
we
are
preparing
for
the
worse.
As
soon
as
we
could
manage
to
get
details
of
his
bank
account,
we
posted
the
social
media
message
seeking
help.
He
is
suffering
from
multiple
issues."