Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who had been critically ill and has been on the ventilator for the last six days, is stable now. Best known for his performances in films like Ardh Satya (1984) and Sadak (1991), the 64-year-old actor was admitted in an Andheri West hospital 11 days ago after being diagnosed with lung infection. He then had to be shifted to the Intensive Care Unit when his condition turned critical.

Amrapurkar's daughter Rima said, “He is showing signs of improvement after some change in the line of treatment. Hope he will be on his way to recovery soon.“ It's not yet clear how long he will take to recuperate, but the priority of the doctors is to get him off the ventilator support.
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Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 27, 2014)

Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who was admitted to hospital two weeks ago, continues to be on life support.“But he has shown signs of improvement and has been responding to treatment since Sunday afternoon. Let's hope he gets well soon,“ says his daughter Reema.

The 64-year-old actor is suffering from severe lung infection. His condition took a turn for the worse three days ago. “He has developed fibroids in his lungs and has difficulty in breathing. On Saturday, the doctors told us they couldn't do much. But now he is stable,“ she adds.

Memorable for the negative roles he played, Amrapukar has won two Filmfare Awards-Best Supporting Actor for Ardh Satya and Best Actor in a Negative Role for Sadak in which he played Maharani, the eunuch who runs a brothel.

He was last seen in Bombay Talkies. He played Nawazuddin Siddiqui's mentor from the stage in Star, a short story directed by Dibakar Banerjee.