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Rishi Kapoor on Tuesday said he was back home after being discharged from a Delhi hospital where he was diagnosed with a ‘patch which could have led to pneumonia’.
There were reports that the 67-year-old actor, who was in the capital to attend a family function, was admitted to a hospital.
In a series of tweets, Kapoor said he had caught an infection due to ‘pollution’ while shooting in the city. He also thanked his well-wishers for their concern.
‘Dear family, friends, foes and followers. I have been overwhelmed by all your concern about my health. Thank you. I have been filming in Delhi past 18 days and because of the pollution and my low count of neutrophils, I caught an infection whereby I had to be hospitalised,’ the actor wrote on the microblogging site.
Kapoor, who is under treatment, said he decided to issue a clarification as ‘people seem to have assumed a lot different.’
The actor returned to India last September after undergoing treatment for cancer in the US for almost a year.
‘I was running a slight fever and on investigation, doctors found a patch which could have led to pneumonia, was detected and is being cured. People seem to have assumed a lot different. I put to rest all those stories and look forward to entertain and love you. I am now in Mumbai,’ he added.
Last week amid reports of hospitalisation, the actor told PTI he was being treated for an ‘infection’.
Kapoor recently announced his next project, a remake of the Hollywood film The Intern, in which he will feature alongside Deepika Padukone.
