Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee's vital health parameters are normal, his daughter Poulomi Basu said on Saturday.
The 85-year-old actor was shifted to the ITU of a city hospital after he experienced restlessness and was in an "acute confusional stage" on Friday.
Chatterjee was admitted to the private hospital on Tuesday after he tested positive for COVID-19.
"As per the doctors' team attending to my father, he is maintaining his vital parameters and is stable on this account. His blood pressure is normal and he is not requiring oxygen administration at the moment," Basu said in a statement.
However, he was suffering from COVID encephalopathy, as per the physicians' assessment and, therefore, disoriented and restless at the time. “All due care is being taken,” she said.
"There has been no deterioration on account of his comorbidities including a high PSA count, pneumonia tendencies and compromised lungs which is a good sign," Basu added.
Chatterjee had resumed shooting a few days ago. Parambrata, another noted Bengali actor, completed the shooting of Abhiyan under his direction. Jisshu Sengupta will be seen playing the role of young Soumitra in the film. Soumitra himself plays his older self in the film.
Chatterjee, a celebrated Bengali actor, is best known for his collaboration with Oscar-winner Satyajit Ray and the Feluda series. Soumitra immortalised the titular role of Feluda in Ray's films.
He was a part of several other works of Ray, including Apu'r Sangshar or The World Of Apu. Some of Chatterjee's best works include Ashani Sanket, Ghare Baire, Aranyer Din Ratri, Charulata, Shakha Proshakha, Jhinder Bandi, Saat Pake Bandha, and more.
