Actor Nilu Phule out of ICU, but critical

PUNE: Veteran Marathi actor Nilu Phule, who was admitted at a private city hospital on Sunday morning after he started experiencing respiratory problems, has been shifted out of the ICU but his condition continues to be critical, said doctors.
Suffering from the cancer of the food pipe for the last four months, Phule was kept in the ICU for three days."He is out of the ICU, but is still critical. The cancer has spread to other parts of his body and we will keep him under observation for the next 72 hours," said gastroenterologist Parimal Lawate, who is treating Phule, on Thursday.
Two months back, a stem was fitted to ease the discomfort in Phule's food pipe. "A few days before Sunday, he had also suffered a paralytic attack, which affected most of the left side of his body. He can't talk much, but recognises people. Even at this moment his willpower is tremendous and we hope he recovers soon," said Gargi Phule, the actor's daughter.
The actor was being treated to normalise his respiration. "He is now on oxygen and intravenous fluids," Lawate added.
Born in Pune in 1931, Nilu Phule made a mark in theatre and both Marathi and Hindi films. His role as a corrupt politician in Jabbar Patel's Marathi film Saamna' and a similar negative role in Mahesh Bhatt's Hindi film Saransh', are memorable among several others.