Bollywood Lyricist & Poet Rahat Indori Admitted To Hospital After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Urdu Poet and Bollywood lyricist Rahat Indori has been admitted to a hospital in Indore after he tested positive for Covid 19.

Photo Credit- Twitter/Dr. Rahat Indori

New Delhi: Famous Urdu Poet and Bollywood lyricist Rahat Indori has tested positive for coronavirus. On Monday, he was admitted to the hospital late at night in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He also tweeted about his health condition, 'My corona test was done yesterday after the initial symptoms of Kovid appeared, which has been reported positive. I have been admitted to Aurobindo Hospital, pray that I should defeat this disease as soon as possible. He also appealed not to call him or his family frequently for information about them was it will be available through Twitter and Facebook.

कोविड के शरुआती लक्षण दिखाई देने पर कल मेरा कोरोना टेस्ट किया गया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आयी है.ऑरबिंदो हॉस्पिटल में एडमिट हूँ दुआ कीजिये जल्द से जल्द इस बीमारी को हरा दूँ

एक और इल्तेजा है, मुझे या घर के लोगों को फ़ोन ना करें, मेरी ख़ैरियत ट्विटर और फेसबुक पर आपको मिलती रहेगी. — Dr. Rahat Indori (@rahatindori) August 11, 2020

After his message on Twitter the Cheif Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who recovered from the infection recently also wished him well.

Bahut Shukriya @ChouhanShivraj ji आपकी दुआओं और साथ की ज़रूरत है....

मैं इंदौर के ऑरबिन्दो हॉस्पिटल में हूँ... https://t.co/vZHOlTfztP — Dr. Rahat Indori (@rahatindori) August 11, 2020

The famous poet has written songs for many Bollywood films. Some of the popular songs include 'Yeh Rishta' from the film Meenaxi: A Tale Of Three Cities(2004), 'Neend Churayee Meri Kisne O Sanam Tune' from the film Ishq (1997), Bumbro from Mission Kashmir(2000).  This year during Valentines week his poem 'Bulati Hai Magar Jaane Ka Nahi' had gone viral on TikTok and other social media platforms.