<p>Veteran actor A K Hangal was put on life support today after his condition worsened, doctors attending on him said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 98-year-old was admitted to Asha Parekh hospital in suburban Santacruz on August 16.<br />"He is on life support system. One of his lungs is not functioning. He is also having respiratory problems," Dr Vinod Khanna, Orthopaedic surgeon at Asha Parekh hospital told PTI.<br /><br />Hangal slipped and fell down in his bathroom on August 13, fracturing his right femur (thigh) bone.<br /><br />The doctors could not operate on him because of his weak condition.<br />The yesteryear actor, who has acted in over 200 films, is best known for character roles in films like 'Namak Haram', 'Sholay', 'Shaukeen', 'Aaina', 'Bawarchi' and others.<br /><br />Recently, he returned to face the studio lights after seven years for TV Series 'Madhubala'.</p>
<p>Veteran actor A K Hangal was put on life support today after his condition worsened, doctors attending on him said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 98-year-old was admitted to Asha Parekh hospital in suburban Santacruz on August 16.<br />"He is on life support system. One of his lungs is not functioning. He is also having respiratory problems," Dr Vinod Khanna, Orthopaedic surgeon at Asha Parekh hospital told PTI.<br /><br />Hangal slipped and fell down in his bathroom on August 13, fracturing his right femur (thigh) bone.<br /><br />The doctors could not operate on him because of his weak condition.<br />The yesteryear actor, who has acted in over 200 films, is best known for character roles in films like 'Namak Haram', 'Sholay', 'Shaukeen', 'Aaina', 'Bawarchi' and others.<br /><br />Recently, he returned to face the studio lights after seven years for TV Series 'Madhubala'.</p>