Good news: Naseeruddin Shah is back home; son Vivaan shares pictures with Ratna Pathak Shah

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Mumbai for the treatment of pneumonia, has now got discharged. 

“Back home," Shah's son Vivaan captioned the picture of his father and mother, actor Ratna Pathak Shah on his Instagram Story. 

“He just got discharged today morning," he wrote in the next Story.

A source from the hospital said to PTI that Naseeruddin, who is 70-years-old was responding well to the treatment. “He is stable and under observation. He is on medication and absolutely fine."

Last week, Ratna Pathak Shah told PTI that the veteran actor had a “small patch" of pneumonia in his lungs and was undergoing treatment at the hospital.

In his career spanning 46 years, Naseeruddin Shah, a multiple National Award-winning actor, is known for his immense contribution to parallel and mainstream cinema and memorable work in television and theatre.

The National School of Drama (NSD) and Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) alumnus was admitted to the same hospital as his Karma co-star Dilip Kumar was, who passed away on Wednesday, July 07, following a prolonged illness.

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