Veteran Actor Dilip Kumar hospitalised

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to hospital on Sunday and is being treated for recurrent pneumonia.

The 95-year-old actor’s family friend Faisal Farooqui shared the news on the actor’s official Twitter handle.

“Want to inform you @TheDilipKumar has been admitted to hospital last night. He’s being treated for recurrent pneumonia. Praying…Will keep you updated on twitter. –FF (@faisalMouthshut)” the tweet read.

Last month, Kumar was admitted to Lilavati hospital due to a chest infection but was later said that he was diagnosed with pneumonia during the first week of September. 

Dilip Kumar, known as one of India’s most iconic actor, has appeared in some classics like “Kohinoor”, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Aan’, ‘Shakti’, ‘Naya Daur’ and ‘Ram Aur Shyam’. His last silver screen appearance was in the film ‘Qila’ in 1998.