{"id":263572,"date":"2025-10-31T20:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T20:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:57:10","slug":"shirdi-ke-sai-baba-actor-sudhir-dalvi-hospitalised-family-seeks-financial-help-ranbir-kapoors-sister-offers-her-support-but-gets-trolled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263572\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirdi Ke Sai Baba actor Sudhir Dalvi, hospitalised; family seeks financial help. Ranbir Kapoor&#8217;s sister offers her support but gets trolled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran actor <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/sudhir-dalvi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sudhir Dalvi<\/a>, who etched himself into cinematic history with his serene portrayal of Lord Sai Baba in Manoj Kumar\u2019s 1977 classic Shirdi Ke Saibaba, has been hospitalised at Mumbai\u2019s Lilavati Hospital since October 8, 2025. The 86-year-old actor, celebrated for his calm expressions and gentle screen presence, is currently battling severe sepsis \u2014 a life-threatening infection that demands intensive medical care.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Dalvi\u2019s medical expenses have already exceeded Rs 10 lakh, leaving his family struggling to keep up with the mounting bills. Doctors estimate that the total treatment cost may reach around Rs 15 lakh. His loved ones have now appealed to fans, colleagues, and members of the film fraternity for financial support to help with his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>After spotting a post about Dalvi\u2019s condition shared by celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani \u2014 which also included details for donations \u2014 Ranbir Kapoor\u2019s sister, <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/riddhima-kapoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Riddhima Kapoor<\/a>, quietly stepped in to contribute. She left a simple comment on the post saying \u201cDone \ud83d\ude4f,\u201d suggesting that she had sent monetary aid for the veteran actor\u2019s treatment.<br \/>However, her thoughtful gesture soon drew an unnecessary comment from a troll who questioned her intentions and accused her of seeking attention. Riddhima didn\u2019t stay silent. She replied with grace, writing that not everything in life is about optics and that helping someone in need, in whatever capacity one can, is a blessing in itself. About Sudhir DalviSudhir Dalvi is one of the most respected actors in <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/indian-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian cinema<\/a> and television. He rose to prominence as Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar\u2019s Ramayan and earned widespread acclaim for his role as Sai Baba \u2014 both in the iconic TV portrayal and in Manoj Kumar\u2019s <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/shirdi-ke-sai-baba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shirdi Ke Sai Baba<\/a>, which remains one of Bollywood\u2019s most memorable devotional films.<\/p>\n<p>Dalvi also appeared as Nana Nagarkar in the hit 1990s television series Junoon and as the elderly Shah Jahan in Shyam Benegal\u2019s historical series Bharat Ek Khoj. Later, he became a familiar face to modern audiences with his role in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. He has also starred in many movies, Khal Nayak, Tirangaa, Toofan, Khudgarz and many others. <\/p>\n<p>Add <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ET Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/123467569.cms.png\"\/> as a Reliable and Trusted News Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actor Sudhir Dalvi, who etched himself into cinematic history with his serene portrayal of Lord Sai Baba&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,69851,141882,141883,141881,141880],"class_list":{"0":"post-263572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-indian-cinema","11":"tag-riddhima-kapoor","12":"tag-severe-sepsis-infection","13":"tag-shirdi-ke-sai-baba","14":"tag-sudhir-dalvi"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}