Noted Bollywood cinematographer Nadeem Khan has been hospitalized as he underwent brain surgery. He was taken to the hospital after he suffered a fall. Khan is the son of famous Hindi novelist and scriptwriter Rahi Masoom Raza. The cinematographer was admitted to Lilavati hospital in Bandra on Monday evening. He fell from a flight of stairs and suffered injuries in head, shoulder and chest.
Khan’s wife Parvati, who is a singer, told PTI, “We have been in the lockdown for the last two months and just a night before we stepped out of our house and while we were getting down he fell from the building staircase and started bleeding. We immediately rushed him to the hospital. He has been admitted to the hospital, he is in the ICU. He has undergone brain surgery. The next 48 hours are critical. We are praying and hoping he will be fine.”
Khan has been a cinematographer for more than 40 films that include ‘Disco Dancer’, ‘Zamana’, ‘Aandhi-Toofan’, ‘Aag Hi Aag’, ‘King Uncle’ and ‘Gunaah’. Nadeem has also directed a film titled ‘Tirchhi Topiwale’ (1998) that starred Chunky Pandey, Inder Kumar and Monica Bedi.
Well, we hope Nadeem has a speedy recovery.