Actor Shreyas Talpade suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty

Shreyas Talpade shot for a film all day but complained about feeling uneasy to his wife once he got back home.

In a shocker, noted actor Shreyas Talpade, aged 47, collapsed after suffering a heart attack right after finishing his shoot in Mumbai Thursday evening. The actor, who had to be rushed to the hospital underwent angioplasty at the city’s Bellevue Hospital in Andheri West.

Shreyas Talpade was shooting for Welcome to the Jungle on Thursday.

According to a source who wished to stay anonymous, Shreyas Talpade was absolutely fine and shot the entire day for the underproduction multi-starrer film, Welcome to the Jungle, through the day. “He shot through the day, was absolutely fine and joking around with everyone on the set. He even shot sequences that had a bit of action. After finishing the shoot, he went back home and told his wife that he was feeling uneasy. She rushed him to the hospital but he collapsed on the way,” added the source. The hospital confirmed, "Shreyas Talpade is admitted. He was brought late in the evening. His health update is awaited."

Talpade has been highly acclaimed, both critically and commercial, for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. In a two-decade-long career, Talpade has done over 45 films.