His hospitalisation was verified by his wife, actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha.

Tisha wrote on her verified Facebook page at 1 am on Tuesday,” Mostafa has been feeling a little ill since last evening. After transporting him to the hospital, the doctors advised him to have an angiogram. It was then informed that he suffered a mild stroke.”

“He is now being observed in the Neuro ICU. Please keep Mostafa Sarwar Farooki in your prayers,” Tisha wrote.

He is currently being closely monitored by the doctors but is now out of danger.

Fans and admirers, including many popular celebrities, have commented on and shared the post while asking for prayers for the acclaimed director.

Known as one of the most prominent filmmakers known for breaking stereotypical storytelling and instating colloquial language-based acting in the country’s television fiction, Farooki is widely acclaimed for his television series ‘51 Borti’, ‘69’, ‘420’, ‘Choruivati’, ‘Carrom’ and more.

After that, he continued his journey as a filmmaker with ‘Made in Bangladesh’, ‘Third Person Singular Number’, ‘Ant Story’ (Piprabiddya), ‘Television’, ‘Doob: No Bed of Roses’ and his most talked-about film ‘Saturday Afternoon (Shonibar Bikel), which is yet to have a proper theatrical release in Bangladesh.

With ‘Ladies & Gentleman’ (2021), Farooki debuted in the OTT industry; however, he debuted as an actor in Chorki’s first film under the ‘Ministry of Love’ project, titled ‘Something Like An Autobiography’ alongside Tisha.