Actor Sanjay Dutt admitted to hospital, tests Covid-19 negative

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been hospitalised at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after he complained of breathlessness, on Saturday.

The 61-year-old actor was taken to the hospital in the evening where he was tested for Covid-19, which turned out to be negative.

"He was admitted to Lilavati Hospital around 4.30-5 pm for a regular check-up as he was feeling a little breathless. They did a Covid-19 test and the result was negative," his politician-sister Priya Dutt told PTI.

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She added that Sanjay might get discharged on Monday.

"We have kept him in the hospital so that he gets all of his tests done. He has gone for a full check-up. I think he will come home on Monday," Priya told PTI.

A hospital official said the actor is "absolutely fine".

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"His antigen test for Covid-19 is negative. He is absolutely fine and being treated for mild breathlessness," the official said.

Sanjay is the eldest child of late actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis. He has two sisters -- Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt.

He is married to Manyata Dutt with whom he has two children, a son and a daughter. He also has daughter Trishala Dutt from his first marriage to Richa Sharma. She died of a brain tumour in 1996.

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On the work front, Sanjay is currently awaiting the release of "Sadak 2" and Ajay Devgn-starrer "Bhuj: The Pride of India", which will premiere on Disney+Hotstar.

He will also star in the second instalment of "KGF" and alongside Ranbir Kapoor in "Shamshera".

In 2019, the actor had featured in three movies -- Ashutosh Gowarikar's period drama "Panipat", Karan Johar-produced "Kalank" and political drama "Prassthanam".

(With PTI inputs)