Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for recurring pneumonia, is responding to treatment and doing much better now, read a tweet posted by family friend Faisal Farooqui from the 95-year-old actor's Twitter account. Faisal Farooqui usually manages Dilip Kumar's social media account in his absence. "Lord be praised. Dilip Kumar saab is responding to treatment and doing much better. If all goes well, as per doctors, he may be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. (Thursday afternoon)," he tweeted. Dilip Kumar was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night. This is his second visit to the hospital in about a month. In September, Dilip Kumar, admitted due to chest infection and breathlessness, was diagnosed with mild pneumonia.
Here's the tweet.
Meanwhile, Faisal Farooqui, who earlier asked the fans of the veteran actor for photos with Dilip Kumar to be shared, retweeted a few:
On Monday, Mr Farooqui requested Dilip Kumar's fans not to call either wife Saira Banu or the hospital staff to enquire about his health and said that all the updates will be shared on Twitter.
Last week, Saira Banu told news agency PTI that at home, Dilip Kumar was being looked after by his doctor and nursing staff. She also dismissed reports claiming that Dilip Kumar is unable to recognise people close to him. "Who says that? I would not give that any cognizant at all. All is well, all is fine and nothing of this sort," the former actress said.
Dilip Kumar has been in and out of the hospital several times in the last few years. Last November, he was diagnosed with mild pneumonia while a few months later, he was admitted to the hospital for kidney-related ailment.
Dilip Kumar is known for films such as Andaz, Jugnu, Mughal-E-Azam, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Devdas and Ram Aur Shayam. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994.
(With PTI inputs)
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