Dilip Kumar‘s health is stable and is still in ICU: Saira Banu
The 98-year-old prominent actor Dilip Kumar was admitted in Mumbai based Hinduja Hospital, on Tuesday to address age-related “medical issues”.
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Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a city hospital, remains to stable and under proper medical supervision, his wife Saira Banu said on Saturday. “Sahab is much better. We are still in the ICU. He is very stable and very well today. (Need) Prayers to get him out of here hale and hearty. Let us get out of the woods, we are still in the woods“ Banu told PTI.
According to a hospital source, Kumar”s breathlessness is under control. Still, he will continue to stay in the hospital for a day or two.
A hospital source also informed to PTI, “His breathlessness seems to be under control. He is still being kept under observation (in ICU) that is what the family wants. Looking at his age and all they want to make sure he is problem free before he leaves from here.”
Earlier last month, Kumar was diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion — a build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs and underwent a healthy and successful pleural aspiration procedure. He was discharged after five days.
Dilip Saab career stretches over five decades with blockbusters like “Mughal-e-Azam”, “Devdas”, “Naya Daur”, and “Ram Aur Shyam”. His last big-screen character was ‘Jagannath Singh’ in the 1998 movie “Qila”.
