‘Mission Mangal’ director
Jagan Shakti was all over the news after he was admitted to the hospital on January 25 for a blood clot in his brain. The filmmaker also reportedly underwent a surgery on January 27.
According to latest reports,
Akshay Kumar, who was part of his debut directorial, is taking care of him at the hospital. The report also added that the actor was shocked by the news and he immediately reached out to Jagan’s family to take care of all the medical expenses.
Producer R Balki, who also happens to be his mentor, recently assured that the director was now doing well post surgery. He told Filmfare on Tuesday, “Jagan is doing well post the surgery and there is nothing to worry about now.” Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, actor
Dalip Tahil, also a part of Mission Mangal, said Akshay is helping Jagan. “I heard Akshay was among the first to know and got Jagan admitted to hospital, taking charge of things,” he said.
Sanjay Kapoor, who played the role of
Vidya Balan’s husband in the film, was equally shocked. “He is such a fit guy. I’m praying for his speedy recovery,” the actor added.
Jagan was reportedly gearing up to begin his next project titled, 'Ikka'. The film was to be the official Hindi remake of the Tamil hit, ‘Kaththi’.