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'Mission Mangal' director Jagan Shakti hospitalised, is 'recovering'

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

Filmmaker Jagan Shakti, who directed Vidya Balan-Akshay Kumar- starrer "Mission Mangal", was hospitalised on Sunday and is recovering, a source close to the director said.

As per multiple reports, the filmmaker collapsed while he was with his friends and was rushed to a city hospital.

"Jagan is now well and is recovering," the source told PTI, adding that the filmmaker has a clot in his brain.

"Mission Mangal" was based on real-life scientists, who contributed to India's first interplanetary expedition, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), launched by Indian Research Space Organisation (ISRO) in 2013.

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First Published: Jan 27 2020 | 5:40 PM IST

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