Pratigya fame Anupam Shyam in ICU, family seeks financial assistance

Television actor Anupam Shyam, whom the audience has seen playing the negative roles in lots of television daily soaps is currently in hospital. He has been admitted to the Lifeline Hospital, Goregaon. A report in IWMBuzz says that the actor who rose to fame through the show Pratigya collapsed last night. He is suffering from kidney problems. Anupam Shyam played the role of Thakur Sajjan Singh in the STAR Plus TV series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya (2009).

According to the actor's brother, Anurag, Anupam was undergoing dialysis at Apex Kidney Care in the north Mumbai suburb of Malad. The 62-year-old actor was shifted to Lifeline Hospital in



Goregaon on Monday after he collapsed during dialysis. "Since we couldn't admit him there, we rushed him to Lifeline Hospital immediately. He is currently in ICU," Anurag told PTI. The family has reached out to the actor's friends, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's charity Being Human Foundation for financial assistance and also have received a call from Manoj Bajpayee, his "Satya" co-star.

"He could not get a good treatment due to financial crisis. I have informed his friends about his health and also reached out to Being Human through their website. I even got a call from Manoj Bajpayee, who said he will look into the matter," Anurag added.