Farooque recovering well, confirms wife

Noted actor and Member of Parliament Farooque's health condition has improved.

The actor's wife Farhana Pathan confirmed the news to The Daily Star.

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"Your favourite Miya bhai (Farooque)'s condition has improved a lot. It will take a lot of time for him to recover fully, but he is slowly improving. Please do pray for him," mentions Farhana. 

The actor has been receiving treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore since the first week of March last year. He was admitted to the ICU on March 21.

The actor worked in more than 150 films in his career, and is considered as one of the most prolific actors of his time. Most of his films were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

His journey in films began with "Jolchhobi" in 1971. Khan Ataur Rahman's "Abar Tora Manush Ho" (1973) took him to superstardom. Later, he was featured in iconic movies like "Lathial"(1975), "Sujon Sokhi" (1975), Amzad Hossain's "Golapi Ekhon Train e" (1978), among others.