Shreyas Talpade undergoes angioplasty after suffering heart attack, now stable

Shreyas Talpade suffered a heart attacka on Thursday evening and underwent angioplasty in Mumbai. According to sources close to the actor, he is stable now.

Mumbai: Actor Shreyas Talpade, who is known for Iqbal, Golmaal franchise and Poster Boys, suffered a heart attack. The actor was shooting for a film and after completing the shoot collapsed due to a heart attack on Thursday evening.

Talpade, suffered a heart attack after finishing a shoot in Mumbai on Thursday. As per a source close to the actor, "Shreyas, 47, was shooting for Welcome to the Jungle and in the evening he suffered a heart attack and underwent angioplasty. He is fine now." Shreyas is admitted to Belle Vue Hospital in Andheri West, Mumbai.

Meanwhile, he is gearing up for Welcome to the Jungle. The upcoming film is being directed by Ahmed Khan. The star cast of the film also includes Akshay Kumar, Disha Patani, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanjay Dutt, Rajpal Yadav, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Rahul Dev, Mukesh Tiwari, Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Zakir Hussain, and Yashpal Sharma.

The film is the third instalment of the hit franchise 'Welcome' which starred Feroz Khan, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles. The second instalment was titled Welcome Back which was released in the year 2015. Actors John Abraham and Shruti Haasan replaced Akshay and Katrina in the second part. Both films were helped by Anees Bazmee.

The actor was last seen in Kaun Pravin Tambe?, a biographical sports drama on life of cricketer Pravin Vijay Tambe. The film helmed by Jayprad Desai premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on April 1, 2022.

(With agency inputs)