Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna, who was hospitalized a week ago because of severe dehydration, has reacted emphatically to treatment and is steady, specialists treating him said on Thursday.
“The actor was admitted to Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital on Friday with severe dehydration. He is under the care of our doctors and has responded positively to the treatment and is now stable,” the hospital spokesperson said.
“His family thanks his well-wishers for the good wishes and requests to respect their privacy,” he added.
Vinod Khanna’s child Rahul told IANS on Tuesday: “Dad was hospitalized on Friday (March 31) for severe dehydration. The situation was quickly brought under control, he’s doing much better and the doctors are looking to discharge him soon.”
Rahul, who is likewise a performing artist, included that the family is “touched by all the good wishes pouring in”.
The performer, who is a sitting Bharatiya Janata Party individual from the Lok Sabha from the Gurdaspur voting public in Punjab, was admitted to Sir H.N. Dependence Foundation Hospital and Research Center in Girgaon, Mumbai.
The 70-year-old performer has included in movies like ‘Minor Apne’, “Insaaf” and ‘Amar, Akbar, Anthony’.