Comedian-actor Sunil Grover, who underwent a bypass surgery at a Mumbai hospital, has been discharged today (February 3). The 44-year old actor was admitted to Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai after complaining of chest pain.
The news came as a sigh of relief to all the fans of Sunil Grover who were praying for the actor's speedy recovery on social media. The actor walked out from the hospital on his own and seceral pics are going viral on social media.
Sunil Grover walking out of hospital post his heart surgery.
The actor was walking on his own and also waved at the paps before leaving in his car.
Meanwhile, the doctor at the hospital, while talking exclusively to ETimes TV, informed that Sunil had suffered a heart attack and was also found Covid positive at the time of admission.
A report in Etimes quoted the doctor saying: "Sunil Grover is a young TV artist. He had chest pain after which he was adviced to visit the hospital. After blood tests and ECG, it was discovered that he had suffered a heart attack. He was given medication and medically stabilised. He was also found Covid positive. Although he had no symptoms - no fever, no cough - the treatment was given for that as well. After a week, an angiography was done. It was found that all his three arteries had blockage. Hence, a bypass surgery was recommended and done 14 days ago. He has recovered well and is being discharged now."
The news of Sunil Grover's heart surgery came as a shocker to many of his fans including Bollywood veteran actress Simi Grewal. She took to Twitter to wish Sunil a speedy recovery.
She wrote, "Am shocked that @WhoSunilGrover has had heart surgery. Filling our hearts with laughter & joy..at the cost of his own. I pray he recovers fast.. He has a formidable talent..& I'm a huge fan!!"
Sunil Grover is known for shows like Comedy Nights With Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show where he played popular characters of Gutthi and Dr Mashoor Gulati. He also starred in other comic shows like Kanpur Wale Khuranas and Gangs Of Filmistaan.