‘Difficulty breathing’, Dilip Kumar admitted to Mumbai hospital

On Sunday morning, his manager tweeted from Dilip Kumar’s official Twitter account that ‘Dilip Sahib has been admitted to Hinduja Hospital for routine tests and examinations. He is having difficulty breathing. A team of medical staff led by Dr. Nitin Gokhali is treating him. Please remember them in your prayers and be safe.

According to the website of Indian TV channel NDTV, the Indian actor is currently under the care of a team of senior doctors comprising cardiologist Dr Nitin Gokhali and pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar, who are closely monitoring his condition.

The 98-year-old actor was also admitted to hospital for a routine check-up last month and was sent home two days later.

Prior to the implementation of the nationwide lockdown in March last year, Dilip Kumar had said that he and his wife, Saira Bano, were in “complete isolation and quarantine” taking precautionary measures against the corona virus.

In one of his posts, he appealed to his fans to “stay indoors as much as possible.”

Saira Bano also shared an audio message regarding the health of the legendary actor in which she said, “Everything is fine, thank God, I pray for you all.”

Dilip Kumar’s brothers Ehsan Khan, 90, and Aslam Khan, 88, were diagnosed with the corona virus last year and were admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital for treatment, where they died.