Monday, 07 June 2021 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai
Thespian Dilip Kumar was admitted to PD Hinduja at Khar in north-west Mumbai on Sunday morning, after he complained of breathlessness. His condition was described in the evening as “stable” by the doctors attending on him at the hospital.
“Dilip Sahab has been admitted to non-Covid PD Hinduja Hospital Khar for routine tests and investigations. He’s had episodes of breathlessness. A team of healthcare workers led by Dr. Nitin Gokhale is attending to him. Please keep Sahab in your prayers and please stay safe,” the official Twitter handle of Dilip Kumar said. The veteran actor’s official twitter handle is managed personally by the thespian’s actress-wife Saira Banu.
“Don’t believe in WhatsApp forwards. Saab is stable. Thank you for your heart-felt duas and prayers. As per doctors, he should be home in 2-3 days. Insh’Allah,” the veteran actor’s twitter handle said later in the evening.
Meanwhile, pulmonologist Dr. Jalil Parkar who is treating him, said that the actor has been diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion and kept on oxygen support in the Intensive Care Unit ward, where “his condition is stable”.
Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, who visited the PD Hinduja hospital and enquired after the actor’s health from Saira Banu in the afternoon, tweeted: “Visited legendary actor Dilip Kumarji at Hinduja Hospital today to check on his health and treatment, with the veteran actress Saira Banu. I wish Dilip Kumarji a speedy recovery and good health!”.
Minister of State in the PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh said in a tweet: “Wishing the living legend, the ultimate thespian, clearly the last word in the school acting and our all-time favourite… a speedy recovery”.
Dilip Kumar, who turned 98 on December 11, 2020, did not celebrate his birthday as he lost his two younger brothers –Ehsaan Khan and Aslam Khan –who died of Covid-19 during last year.
