Dilip Kumar hospitalised, health update awaited

Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to Mumbai's Khar Hinduja hospital on Sunday morning.

He is under the care of a team of senior doctors, Cardiologist Dr Nitin Gokhale and Pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar, at the hospital. They are closely monitoring his condition.

The reason as of now, is unknown and more details on his health are awaited.

The 98-year-old actor was admitted to the hospital last month as well for his regular health checkup and was discharged two days later.

Before the imposition of the nationwide-lockdown in March last year, actor Dilip Kumar revealed that he and his wife, actress Saira Banu, were under "complete isolation and quarantine" as a precautionary measure against coronavirus.

In a separate post, he requested his fans to "stay indoors as much as possible."

Saira Banu also shared an update on the legendary actor's health in the form of an audio visual message, in which she said, "Sab kuch theek hai, allah ka shukr hai, aap sab ki dua hai (We have your love. We have your affection and we are so grateful to you and so grateful to God. God is kind, thank you)." 

Last year, Dilip Kumar's brothers Ehsan Khan, 90, and Aslam Khan, 88, both COVID-positive, were admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for treatment, where they died.

Dilip Kumar is best-known for his performances in classics such as Kohinoor, Mughal-e-Azam, Shakti, Naya Daur and Ram Aur Shyam, to name a few. He was last seen in the 1998 film Qila. 

Source: NDTV