Veteran actor Om Puri admitted to hospital due to illness

Veteran actor Om Puri is suffering from typhoid and has been admitted to a private hospital here.

Puri, 61, who was shooting for a film “Ram Bhajan Zindabad” in Rahramau village in neighbouring Barabanki district, fell ill and was admitted to a city hospital yesterday, his co-actor Sharad Raj.

“Puri was admitted to the hospital with fever. The doctors said that he has typhoid,” Raj said, adding that his condition is improving.

—PTI