Veteran actor Tiku Talsania suffered a brain stroke on Friday (January 10), his family informed on Saturday. Hours after reports claiming he suffered a heart attack surfaced, his wife Deepti Talsania issued a clarification. The 70-year-old actor is admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai and is undergoing treatment.
According to a report in NDTV, Deepti said, “He suffered a brain stroke, not a heart attack. He had gone to attend a film screening and started feeling unwell around 8 pm. He was immediately admitted to the hospital.”
Talsania’s condition is said to be critical at the moment.
Talsania has been a part of over 200 films in his career. His daughter, Shikha Talsania, is also an actress.
In October 2024, he had said that he is ‘slightly jobless’ and is looking for work actively. In one of his interviews, he also stated that he is waiting for people to call him and offer good work.
The actor had told Indian Express that times have changed now and the right kind of roles are not coming his way. “Unless and until you become a part of the story, or you get to play a character of a person whose story is knitted with the story, you don’t get work. I am slightly jobless right now. I want to work, but the right kind of roles are not coming my way,” he reportedly said.
“If I am required to go for an audition, I go. Things have changed over a period of time, but one needs to be patient. Since Covid-19, working principle has been disrupted. Now people are becoming more sharper and progressive. It’s become beautiful and I like the way we have to approach work now. I am waiting for people to call me. Also, I am sending out feelers that I am an actor looking for work,” he said.
Some of his popular movies include Andaz Apna Apna, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Devdas, Coolie No. 1, Dhamaal, Partner, Phir Hera Pheri, Hungama, Raju Chacha, Hero No. 1 and others. He was last seen in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, starring RajKummar Rao and Triptii Dimri.
He has also worked in various television shows and has gained a reputation for his comic timing and ability to portray a wide range of characters.
