Bollywood actor-filmmaker Randhir Kapoor has contracted Covid-19 and has been hospitalised. The information was confirmed by the authorities at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital confirmed on Thursday.
“Veteran actor Shri Randhir Kapoor is admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital Mumbai for Covid-19 treatment last night. His condition remains stable,” Dr Santosh Shetty, CEO and Executive Director, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, said in a statement.
The 74-year-old actor turned filmmaker is the father of actresses Karisma and Kareena Kapoor, and is married to actress Babita. He has lately been garnering spotlight after Bombay High Court asked him and his sister Rima Jain to submit the divorce decree of their brother, late Rajiv Kapoor, in a property-related case. On Wednesday, Randhir had informed that he was trying to trace the divorce papers to produce in court, and has deputed a tracer for the job.
Meanwhile, Kareena Kapoor Khan on Thursday took to Instagram to share an informative post related to covid-19. “We don’t realise that our kids are also absorbing what’s going on and they are scared too.We were talking to Tim to try and explain why all the adults need to be vaccinated and I think this sums it up pretty well. It’s really that simple. But like we explain to our kids, we too need to be patient and help everyone who is trying to help us — medics, pharma, authorities and the millions of volunteers — please register and wait for your turn,” she wrote alongside her post.
Earlier, Randhir’s nephew Ranbir and sister-in-law Neetu Kapoor had also tested positive for coronavirus. Both have now recovered.