Naseeruddin Shah's health is improving

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah, who is undergoing treatment for pneumonia at the Khar-based Hinduja Healthcare Hospital, is doing fine. He is responding to treatment and has no other issues. The veteran actor will remain under observation for a few days. Shah was admitted on June 29 after a small patch of pneumonia was detected in his lungs. 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 stable and under observation. He is on medication and absolutely fine," the source told PTI. On Wednesday, Shah's wife and veteran actor Ratna Pathak Shah told PTI that the veteran actor had a "small patch" of pneumonia in his lungs and was undergoing treatment for the same.

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Shah is known for his contribution towards art house cinema with films such as 'Nishant', 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro', 'Ijaazat', 'Bazaar', 'Masoom', 'Mirch Masala', 'A Wednesday', 'Waiting'.

The National School of Drama (NSD) and Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) alumnus has also created a space for himself in commercial cinema with movies such as 'Karma', 'Tridev', 'Vishwatma', 'Chamatkar', 'Mohra', 'Sarfarosh', 'The Dirty Picture', 'Krish', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', among others. The multiple National Award-winning actor was last seen in the 2020 drama 'Mee Raqsam' and the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video series 'Bandish Bandits'.

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With inputs from PTI