Subhash Ghai, the famous director of Hindi films like Ram Lakhan, Taal and Saudagar, was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. A report in The Indian Express said the 79-year-old man was taken to hospital on Wednesday after feeling weakness, respiratory problems and dizziness. (Also read: Subhash Ghai was like Dronacharya for me, learned a lot from his films: Imtiaz Ali)
Subhash Ghai admitted to hospital
The report said that the director is under strict observation in the hospital. He is under the care of a team of expert doctors, including cardiologist Dr Nitin Gokhale, neurologist Dr Vijay Chaudhary and pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar. The report also claims that a source said that the director is ‘showing signs of improvement,’ due to which he will soon be shifted from the ICU to the general ward.
“The filmmaker’s spokesperson said he is absolutely fine and has been admitted for routine check-ups,” the report said.
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Last month, the director released his memoir – Karma’s Child, co-written with Suveen Sinha, at the National Center for the Performing Arts. It is published by HarperCollins.
“Whenever you tell a story in films, sometimes good and bad things happen. You have spoken against some people and you have to agree with some people. So, the era is high and low, there is the director’s dilemma. I have expressed my experience from my perspective,” he told PTI.
He further said, “When I was making those films, I was thinking they were good, but when the next generation praises your films, you know that is not the market. Then it was a market, and now it’s a real appreciation. I think the real appreciation has started now.”
Subhash Ghai has made films like Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Vidhaata, Meri Jung, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Taal and Saudagar. His last directorial effort was Kaanchi, which released in 2014.
