Dilip Kumar admitted to Lilavati for Chest Infection

Industry veteran Dilip Kumar has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital for a chest infection. The information was share via a Twitter account that has a blue tick but speaks about Dilip Kumar in third person, referring to him as ‘Saab’.  The Twitter account says that though he is under observation and stable now.

Dilip Kumar has been keeping good health for the most part, apart from a dehydration scare earlier. Before that, he had developed fever and a swelling of the limbs.  Dilip Kumar is considered to be the only living actor from the great triumvirate comprising of Dev Anand and Rajendra Kumar. Several current Bollywood hearthrobs have confessed that Dilip Kumar is and will always remain their idol.

Audiences and critics Dilip Kumar one of the greatest actors of Bollywood. The thespian, as he is popularly called, was last seen in the film Qilla, which he directed as well as acted in.  That film starred Rekha, Mukul Anand and others. This was one of the few times that Dilip Kumar essayed a double role in a film.However, it didn’t do well at the box office. Another film that Dilip Kumar was associated with, Kalinga, never released, though talk about it is still fresh.