imageVeteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Mumbai.

According to media a report, the actor was admitted to the ‘Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani’ Hospital last evening after he complained of acute cough and breathlessness, said Dr Ram Narain.

Dr Narain 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”.

Shashi Kapoor, who has featured in over 160 movies, and has won three National Awards was presented with the ‘Film fare 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. Kapoor, who has been suffering from a failing health from the past few years, has three children from his late wife Jennifer Kendal.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2014

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