Hospitalized actor, director gets better

Iran actor and director Mehdi Fakhimzadeh has got better after being hospitalized following a severe road accident.

His friend and colleague, Khosrow Amir-Sadeqi, said Fakhimzadeh's condition is getting better and can walk some meters every day.

"Fortunately he is conscious, but the doctors did not let him out of ICU for more cautious cares," Amir-Sadeqi added.

The famed actor/director Fakhimzadeh had a collision on Wednesday with a motorbike while on his bike in northern part of the country.

Due to the road accident, the cineaste was transferred to the hospital for medical care.

It is said that Fakhimzadeh has been working on his new cinematic project 'The Final Fist' when the accident took place.

The producer of 'The Final Fist' Hamed Hosseini has also eased fears, saying he is in good health.

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