Published 17:37 IST, February 3rd 2020
'Rishi Kapoor is better and will be discharged soon': Producer Honey Trehan
Honey Trehan, producer and friend of Rishi Kapoor, recently announced that the veteran actor is better now and will soon be released from the hospital.
Rishi Kapoor had close fight with cancer last year. The star was getting treated out of the country for the same. The star's fans came out in huge numbers to pray for his well-being. He later got well and was released with a clean bill of health. His fans once again got tensed when the news of him being hospitalised in New Delhi surfaced on Friday.
Producer Honey Trehan says Rishi Kapoor is better now
There were also reports that Ranbir Kapoor had flown to New Delhi to be with Rishi Kapoor. He was accompanied by his rumoured partner, Alia Bhatt. The news picked up when Rishi, Neetu, Ranbir, and Alia were all missing from Ranbir's cousin Armaan Jain's Mehendi ceremony following which fans quickly connected the dots.
Talking about his health earlier with a leading portal, Kapoor had revealed that he had an infection and is getting treated for it. Earlier on Monday, Honey Trehan, producer of the Rishi Kapoor starrer Sharmaji Namkeen gave an update about the actor's health to a leading newspaper. He said that he met Kapoor at the hospital and that he is better now. He added that he will be discharged soon. Trehan further added that they had a shoot scheduled for Monday, but Rishi Kapoor will not be a part of that. He revealed that Rishi will be joining the cast and crew next week in Mumbai.
On the work front
Rishi Kapoor recently announced that he will be a part of the official Bollywood remake of The Intern and will star alongside Deepika Padukone. This will mark Deepika's second collaboration with Rishi Kapoor after the 2009 film, Love Aaj Kal. He was last seen in Emraan Hashmi's thriller The Body. Besides Sharmaji Namkeen he will be seen in Farhan Akhtar's upcoming sports drama Toofan.
Updated 17:37 IST, February 3rd 2020