Shreyas Talpade undergoes angioplasty after suffering heart attack

Actor Shreyas Talpade collapsed due to a heart attack shortly after finishing his shoot in Mumbai on December 14. He was rushed to Mumbai's Bellevue Hospital in Andheri West where he underwent angioplasty.

A source told Hindustan Times that Talpade was absolutely fine and shot the entire day for the multi-starrer film, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’.

‘He shot through the day, was absolutely fine and joking around with everyone on the set. He even shot sequences that had a bit of action. After finishing the shoot, he went back home and told his wife that he was feeling uneasy. She rushed him to the hospital but he collapsed on the way,’ the source said.

A hospital source confirmed to indianexpress.com that the actor underwent an angioplasty on Thursday evening.

The source said, ‘Shreyas sir got admitted to the hospital at 8 pm. The procedure has been successful, and he is doing alright. He should get discharged in three to four days.’

Shreyas Talpade has been highly acclaimed, both critically and commercially, for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

In a two-decade-long career, Talpade has done over 45 films.

SHREYAS’ UPCOMING PROJECT

‘Welcome to the Jungle’ stars a massive ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lara Dutta, Suniel Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Johny Lever, Kiku Sharda, Krushna Abhishek, Rahul Dev and singers-brothers Daler Mehndi and Mika Singh.

The film is being directed by Ahmed Khan. It is the third instalment of the hit franchise 'Welcome' which starred Feroz Khan, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles.

The second instalment was titled 'Welcome Back' which was released in the year 2015. Actors John Abraham and Shruti Haasan replaced Akshay and Katrina in the second part.

Both films were directed by Anees Bazmee.

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