The legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been treated at the City Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) here after complaints of shortness of breath as a “precautionary measure”, ten days after he was dismissed, according to hospital resources.
The 98-year-old screen icon was taken to Khujar-based Hinduja Hospital in the suburbs, non-covid-19 facilities – treated at medical facilities yesterday and alright, he added.
“He was recognized yesterday during the day due to shortness of breath.
Given his age and hospitalization and recently, the family decided to take him to the hospital as a precaution.
He was fine.
He was in the ICU so the doctors could monitor it,” People In the hospital told.
Kumar previously claimed to be to the same hospital on June 6 because of episodes of shortness of breath.
Hindi cinema veteran was then diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion of the accumulation of excess fluid between the pleural layers outside the lungs and underwent a successful pleural aspiration procedure.
He was dismissed after five days.
Kumar’s career stretched for five decades with a hit like ‘Mughal-e-azam’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Naya Recycling’, and ‘Ram Aur Shyam’.
The last big screen appearance is the film 1998 ‘Qila’.