Veteran actor Kader Khan hospitalised

Mumbai, Dec 31 Veteran actor Kader Khan's son Sarfaraz has said that his dad has been admitted to a hospital in Canada, dismissing media reports of his end.

"It is all a lie. It (is) just a rumour. My dad is in the hospital," Sarfaraz told.

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.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has worked with Khan in movies, for example, "Do Aur Do Paanch", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar", "Mr. Natwarlal", "Suhaag", "Coolie" and "Shahenshah", took to Twitter on Friday to pray for the veteran actor's wellbeing and recovery.

"Kader Khan... performing artist author of monstrous ability... lies sick in Hospital... Petition and duas for his prosperity and recuperation... Saw him perform in front of an audience, invited him and his productive composition for my movies. Extraordinary organization, a libran and numerous not know, showed Mathematics," Bachchan tweeted.

Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna's "Daag" and has featured in over 300 films.

Also, he has written dialogues for over 250 films. Before becoming an actor, he had written dialogues for Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan's "Jawani Diwani".

As a screenwriter, Khan much of the time worked together with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra. His movies with Desai include "Dharam Veer", "Ganga Jamuna Saraswati", "Coolie", "Desh Premee", "Suhaag", "Parvarish" and "Amar Akbar Anthony" and movies with Mehra include "Jwalamukhi", "Sharaabi", "Lawaaris", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar".