Mithun Chakraborty hospitalized with Cerebrovascular Stroke

KOLKATA: Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was admitted to a hospital due to chest pain. The actor was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata around 10:30 am on Saturday.

The official report of the hopital was that "Shri Mithun Chakraborty (73), National Award-winning actor, was brought to the Emergency Department of Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata, around 9.40 am with complaints of weakness in the right upper and lower limbs. Necessary laboratory and radiology investigations were carried out including an MRI of the brain. He has been diagnosed with an Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) of the brain. Presently, he is fully conscious, well-oriented and has consumed soft diet. Shri Chakraborty is being further evaluated by a team of doctors including a neuro-physician, cardiologist and a gastroenterologist"

Mithun Chakraborty was awarded Padma Bhushan last month. The actor last acted in Kabuliwala, which was released in December 2023 and was directed by Sumanghosh. Mithun Chakraborty has acted in more than 350 films in Hindi, Bengali, Odia and many other languages.