Actor Dinesh Phadnis, who played Fredericks in the popular television show CID, has been hospitalised in Mumbai and is on ventilator support.

According to reports, the cast and crew of the show were told of his health condition on Saturday, after which a number of them dropped by at the hospital to check on him.

“Dinesh Phadnis has been battling for life, with ventilator support,” a source told Iwmbuzz.com. The report added that Phadnis’ condition was slightly better on Saturday, compared to his “critical state” on Friday night. He is said to be in his late fifties.

However, contrary to reports, Phadnis did not suffer a heart attack. His CID co-star, actor Dayanand Shetty, told indianexpress.com: “Dinesh Phadnis is hospitalized and on ventilator, doctors are observing him. He has not suffered a heart attack, it is a different treatment.”

Apart from CID, Phadnis had a cameo appearance in the hit TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He was also part of a few Hindi films, including Sarfarosh (1999) and Super 30 (2019).