Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra hospitalised, condition 'critical'
Kolkata (PTI): Veteran Bengali actor and eminent theatre personality Manoj Mitra has been hospitalised with old age-related ailments and his condition is “very critical”, officials of the medical facility said.
The octogenarian was admitted to hospital with breathing trouble, sodium- potassium imbalance among other health issues, they said.
“Mr Mitra’s condition is very critical. He is under observation,” one of the doctors treating him told PTI on Sunday evening.
Famous for his stellar performances in films like Tapan Sinha's ‘Banchharamer Bagan’, Mitra has also acted in legendary director Satyajit Ray’s classics ‘Ghare Baire’ and ‘Ganashatru’.
Mitra, 85, also featured in films of eminent directors Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Basu Chatterjee, Tarun Majumdar, Shakti Samanta and Goutam Ghose.
He has written over 100 plays.
Among several accolades, the thespian won the Sangeet Natak Akademy Award for Best Playwright in 1985.
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Fire damages 10 shops in Mumbai; no casualty
Mumbai (PTI): A fire broke out at a commercial structure in Mumbai, damaging around 10 shops, officials said on Sunday.
There were no casualties in the blaze, which was reported at 11.31 pm on Saturday on D B Marg opposite a mall in the Mumbai Central area, they said.
The fire was confined to electric wiring, installations and equipment in around five large and seven small shops spread over nearly 5,000 sq ft on the ground and first floors of the structure, a civic official said.
Firefighters doused the blaze by 3.50 am on Sunday, the official said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.
