Mumbai, December 31: Veteran Bollywood actor Kader Khan is admitted in the hospital after his health deteriorated. In a shocking turn of events, the Government-owned Twitter account, All India Radio (AIR) reported that the actor passed away due to prolonged illness. However, the actor-scriptwriter's son Sarfaraz recently quashed the rumours and confirmed the news as fake and that his father is still in the hospital in Canada.

Tweet posted by All India Radio Twitter Account

"It is all a lie. It (is) just a rumour. My father is in the hospital," Sarfaraz told PTI. The 81-year-old actor has developed breathing issues and the doctors have reportedly transferred him from regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator.

Reportedly, Khan is suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a degenerative disease that causes loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia. We wish a speedy recovery of the renowned actor.

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