Chhote Nawab is out of danger

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was rushed to a city hospital here on Sunday evening after complaining of chest pain, is better and recovering from severe exertion. “Saif Ali is out of danger, but will be kept under observation for the next two days,” said Lilavati Hospital dean N Trivedi. The 36-year-old actor was rushed to Lilavati Hospital on Sunday evening after suffering a “suspected” mild heart attack. He was admitted to the intensive care unit and underwent an ECG, which had shown that he had irregular heartbeat. “A team led by cardiologist Vivek Mehan immediately performed an angiography but found him to be stable,” Trivedi said. On Sunday morning, Saif had returned from a tour of South Africa and had rehearsed for a performance at a function earlier in the day. He complained of chest pain at about 5 pm when he was heading for a private awards ceremony at the Bandra-Kurla Complex. Saif was supposed to have received the award for the best actor in a negative role for Omkara , which brought him much critical acclaim when it was released last year. Saif's sister actor Soha said: “Saif had been working day and night and was over-exerted.” “He returned from South Africa at 1:30 am on Sunday and rushed to the MMRDA grounds at the Bandra-Kurla Complex to practice for Sunday night's event,” Soha said on Monday. As news of Saif's condition spread, several Bollywood biggies including Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt who were present at the awards function, rushed to the hospital to see him. Others like Fardeen Khan, Preity Zinta, Kunal Kohli and Jackie Shroff followed.
SOURCE : THE TIMES OF INDIA