Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he complained of chest infection and difficulty in breathing. His official Twitter account confirmed the reports.
“Saab has been admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital as he was bit uneasy due to a chest infection. He’s recuperating. Requesting your duas and prayers,” the message posted by Faisal Farooqui, the actor’s close friend who also handles his social media, said.
“We are here at Lilavati and we come here for a routine check-up regularly. He will be here for a few days, as long as the doctors want to do tests. All kinds of tests will be conducted. There is a team of doctors here, chest physician, neurologist...,” Saira Banu told PTI.
“The tests are being conducted under Dr Nitin Gokhale. We need your wishes so we can go home soon,” she added.
Born in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, Dilip Kumar, whose real name is Yusuf Khan, entered the Indian film industry in the black-and-white era and became a name to reckon with in the 1950s and 1960s.
Apart from films like "Aan", "Daag", "Madhumati", "Paigham", "Leader" and "Ram Aur Shyam", his cinematic gems range from the tragic story of "Devdas", the historical love saga "Mughal-E-Azam" to the dacoit drama "Ganga Jamuna".
After working for about six decades, he stepped away from the arclights in 1998. His last movie was "Qila".
Dilip Kumar was honoured with Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, in 2015.
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