Veteran
actor
Randhir
Kapoor
was
admitted
to
Kokilaben
Dhirubhai
Ambani
Hospital
in
Mumbai
on
Thursday
(April
29,
2021)
after
he
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Later,
the
filmmaker
shared
an
update
on
his
health
while
speaking
with
a
leading
tabloid.
Kapoor
revealed
that
besides
him,
his
staff
members
have
also
been
hospitalised
after
contracting
virus.
A
report
in
ETimes
quoted
the
Kal
Aaj
Aur
Kal
actor
as,
"I
have
no
clue
how
I
got
COVID.
I
am
surprised.
Let
me
also
tell
you
that
my
entire
staff
of
five
members,
too,
has
tested
positive,
and
I
have
got
them
hospitalised
with
me
in
the
Kokilaben
Ambani
Hospital."
On
being
asked
if
any
symptoms
prompted
him
to
take
the
COVID-19
test,
Randhir
Kapoor
revealed
that
he
felt
some
shivering
and
decided
to
take
the
test
to
remain
safe.
He
also
said
that
his
fever
has
subsided
now
and
he
doesn't
have
any
difficulty
in
breathing.
Randhir
Kapoor
told
ETimes
that
he
contracted
COVID-19
despite
taking
both
the
doses
of
the
COVID
vaccine.
Further,
the
senior
actor
also
revealed
that
his
wife
Babita,
daughters
Karisma
Kapoor
and
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
had
also
got
themselves
tested
for
the
virus
and
that
their
reports
were
negative.
According
to
the
latest
update,
the
senior
actor
has
been
shifted
to
the
ICU
in
the
morning
today
to
undergo
a
few
tests.
Confirming
the
same,
Randhir
told
ETimes,
"I
have
been
shifted
to
the
Intensive
Care
Unit
to
do
some
further
tests.
The
hospital
is
taking
very
good
care
of
me
and
I
thank
Tina
Ambani.
Everything
is
under
control.
They
are
going
all
out
for
me.
The
doctors
are
around
all
the
time."
Dr
Santosh
Shetty,
CEO
and
Executive
Director,
Kokilaben
Dhirubhai
Ambani
Hospital
had
earlier
shared
an
official
statement
that
read,
"Veteran
actor
Shri
Randhir
Kapoor
is
admitted
to
Kokilaben
Ambani
Hospital
Mumbai
for
COVID-19
treatment
last
night.
His
condition
remains
stable."
On
a
related
note,
Kareena
Kapoor
had
recently
shared
details
of
a
conversation
her
husband
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
she
had
had
with
their
son
Taimur
Ali
Khan
about
the
importance
of
COVID-19
vaccination,
with
the
help
of
the
iconic
Tom
and
Jerry
cartoons.