Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was hospitalized on Saturday in a city hospital on EM Byepass, movie actor Soham Chakraborty said.

Seventy-three-year-old matinee idol was admitted after he complained of chest pain as well as headaches, hospital sources said.

The actor-turned-BJP leader was taken to the specialized private medical facility at around 10.30 a.m. this morning after he complained of uneasiness as well as giddiness.

Sources said the movie veteran had been undergoing treatment for some months.

"Mithun Chakraborty has been admitted this morning and is undergoing medical examinations. We will be able to provide further details later," the hospital sources added.

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