Former
cricket
captain
Kapil
Dev
suffered
a
heart
attack
on
Friday
(October
23),
and
had
to
undergo
an
angioplasty.
He
is
now
admitted
in
the
ICU
and
is
expected
to
get
discharged
in
a
few
days.
Love
and
wishes
for
a
speedy
recovery
poured
in
for
Kapil
not
only
from
his
fans
and
other
cricketers,
but
also
celebrities
from
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Ranveer
Singh
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
write,
"The
Legend
@therealkapildev
embodies
strength
and
resilience
Flexed
biceps
Praying
for
a
speedy
recovery
of
my
main
man."
Shah
Rukh
Khan
tweeted,
"Get
well
sooner
than
soon
Paaji!
@therealkapildev
wishing
you
a
speedy
recovery
as
fast
as
your
bowling
&
batting.
Love
to
you
sir."
Richa
Chadha
tweeted,
"Get
well
soon
sir
!
Kapil
Dev."
Riteish
Deshmukh
wrote
on
his
Twitter
handle,
"Wishing
@therealkapildev
ji
a
speedy
recovery.
Get
well
Soon
Sir."
Divya
Dutta
tweeted,
"Super
speedy
recovery
sire
@therealkapildev," whereas
Aftab
Shivdasani
wrote,
"Such
a
relief,
best
wishes
paaji
@therealkapildev
for
a
speedy
recovery."
Kapil
was
taken
to
Fortis
Escorts
Heart
Institute
in
Delhi
after
he
complained
of
chest
pain
on
Thursday.
The
hospital,
in
its
health
bulletin
said,
"Kapil
Dev
suffered
a
heart
attack.
He
was
evaluated
and
an
emergency
coronary
angioplasty
was
performed
in
the
middle
of
night."
It
added,
"Currently,
he
is
admitted
in
ICU
and
under
close
supervision
of
Dr
Atul
Mathur
and
his
team.
Kapil
Dev
is
stable
now
and
he
is
expected
to
get
discharged
in
a
couple
of
days."
Meanwhile,
a
film
on
India's
World
Cup
win
in
1983
under
the
captainship
of
Kapil
Dev,
is
up
for
release.
Titled
'83,
the
film
stars
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin,
Pankaj
Tripathi
and
others,
and
has
been
directed
by
Kabir
Khan.