Veteran actor, Dilip Kumar, who was hospitalised in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital last week, has been discharged. The actor was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathlessness. Yesterday, Faisal Farooqui, who handles Dilip Kumar’s social media, took to his Twitter and updated fans about Dilip Kumar’s health and said that he is getting back home.

Sharing the news, his family friend Faisal Farooqui tweeted, “With your love and affection, and your prayers, Dilip Saab is going home from the hospital. God’s infinite mercy and kindness through Drs. Gokhale, Parkar, Dr. Arun Shah and the entire team at Hinduja Khar. –Faisal Farooqui (sic).”

On June 6, the official Twitter handle of the veteran actor updated the netizens on his hospitalisation. The tweet read, “Dilip Sahab has been admitted to non-Covid PD Hinduja Hospital Khar for routine tests and investigations. He’s had episodes of breathlessness. A team of healthcare workers led by Dr Nitin Gokhale is attending to him. Please keep Sahab in your prayers and please stay safe”.

For the unversed, Dilip Kumar has been part of many Bollywood films, like Jogan, Babul, Azaad, Tarana, Deedar, Aan, Karma, Footpath, Daag, Devdas and Mughal-e-Azam. Dilip Kumar last outing in films was 1998’s Qila.