Saif had chest pain, not an attack

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Actor Saif Ali Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, late last evening after he complained of severe chest pain. At around 1 am this morning, doctors put to rest rumours of a heart attack and confirmed that it was just chest pains.

Dr N Trivedi, dean of Lilavati Hospital, said Saif was doing well. “He will be under observation for two days. His angiography shows everything is normal,” he said.

The host of celebrities who visited Saif last night said the actor was doing well and was cheerful. Omkara producer Kumar Mangat said, “I spoke to Saif and he told me that he’d be out soon and that he would meet me for a drink.”

Over-exerted
Soha Ali Khan, Saif’s sister Soha said that he had been working day and night and was over-exerted. Saif returned from South Africa at 1.30 am on Sunday morning and went directly to the MMRDA grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex, to practise for his performance at last night’s Stardust Awards. He returned home at 4 am yesterday. At 1 pm he again went for the rehearsals.

This time he practised for well over three hours. At 6.30 pm, when he was on his way to the grounds for the event, he complained of chest pains. His driver Jailal Pandit immediately took him to Agarwal Nursing Home in Juhu. However, the doctors there advised him to go to a better-equipped hospital, as they suspected a minor heart attack. There, Saif was joined by girlfriend Rosa. Saif was then taken to Lilavati Hospital and admitted in ICU.

A dancer from choreographer Shiamak Davar’s troupe said Saif’s insistence on practising under the afternoon sun could have possibly brought on the chest pains. “He was really straining himself. I have never seen any actor rehearse so much,” added the dancer. Saif was to perform to a medley of songs, with Davar’s troupe. Saif’s 8-minute item was finally performed by Davar himself. Incidentally, Saif was awarded the Best Villain award for Omkara.

Bunty Walia, whose company GS Entertainments organised the awards function, added, “Saif was rehearsing from 2 pm at the venue for the finale. It was very hot and he was a bit exhausted. I told him to relax and go home, but Saif wanted to do a great job.”

Nari Hira, publisher of Stardust, added, “I was sitting with Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai when Bunty came around 9 pm and showed me a SMS sent by Saif’s manager Sachdeva which read, ‘Saif very serious. Suspected heart attack. He’s been admitted to the ICU in Lilavati.’” Sources said that Saif’s first wife Amrita Singh followed the news on television but did not go to the hospital.

-Mumbaikar