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Early this morning veteran actor Dilip Kumar was hospitalised after he suffered from breathlessness the actor is being treated in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital. He is under the supervision of cardiologist Dr Nithin Gokhale and pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar.
When E-Times contacted, Dr Parkar, who has previously monitored Dilip Saab several times, said, “Mr Dilip Kumar has been put on oxygen support. He has been diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion along with a drop in oxygen saturation”.
“But he is stable and not in the ICU. If all goes well, he may be discharged in 2-3 days”, he further added.
Both Dr Parkar and Dr Gokhale are operating the actor very closely. The veteran actor was hospitalised last month as well and discharged two days later.
A few hours ago, National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar also paid a visit to the actor in hospital.
Soon after the tweet posted on Dilip Saab’s account, wishes for his speedy recovery have started pouring in from fans and other celebrities. Actor Manoj Bajpayee tweeted: “Praying for Dilip Saab’s speedy recovery.” Whereas, Actor Urmila Matondkar wrote: “Wishing a speedy recovery to our great legend.”
Praying 🙏 for Dilip Saab’s speedy recovery!!!
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) June 6, 2021
Wishing a speedy recovery to our great legend 🙏
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) June 6, 2021
Dilip Kumar is Known as the ‘Tragedy King’ of Bollywood, the veteran actor’s career has stretched over six decades. Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Ganga Jamuna (1961), Kranti (1981), and Karma (1986) are some the memorable films of Dilip Kumar.
Not only the members of the film industry, Dilip Kumar’s fans have also prayed for his speedy recovery.