The health of veteran actor Vikram Gokhale is showing slow but steady improvement. The same was confirmed by the authorities of a Pune hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Gokhale has been undergoing treatment at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital following health complications.
“Gokhale is showing slow but steady improvement. He is opening his eye and moving his limbs and is likely to be off ventilator support in the next 48 hours,” said Shirish Yadkikar, spokesperson of the hospital.
His high blood pressure and heartbeats are stable, he added.
However, news of the actor’s death spread a few days ago. His family denied the news reports of his death that emerged on the internet late Wednesday night. Gokhale’s wife, Vrushali Gokhale, confirmed that he is still alive.
“He slipped into a coma yesterday afternoon and post that, he has not responded to touch. He is on a ventilator. Doctors will decide (today) morning what to do, depending on whether he’s improving, sinking, or still not responding,” Vrushali told times.
Vrushali further informed that Gokhale has been in Pune’s Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital since November 5. “He improved a bit but slipped again. He has had a host of issues, like in the heart and kidneys. At the moment, he has had a multi-organ failure,” she added.
Known for playing men of authority on the screen, Gokhale, an actor equally at home in theatre, television, and movies, has acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films, including the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Agneepath” (1990), “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” (2007), “Natsamrat” (2015) and “Mission Mangal” (2019). His latest release is the Marathi film “Godavari”.