Legendary
actor
Dilip
Kumar,
who
turned
92
today,
was
discharged
from
hospital
where
he
was
admitted
last
week
for
a
chest
infection.
As
the
actor
stepped
out
of
the
hospital,
he
was
greeted
by
anxious
fans
who
had
come
to
enquire
about
his
health
and
wish
him
on
his
birthday.
"Dilip
Saab
is
feeling
great
now
and
does
not
require
to
be
in
hospital.
So
we
have
discharged
him," Dr
Jalil
Parkar,
a
well-known
pulmonologist,
who
treated
the
veteran
actor
at
Lilavati
hospital,
told.
"He
will
only
continue
with
his
routine
medication
now
which
he
has
been
taking
due
to
his
age," he
said.
The
actor
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
December
6
after
he
complained
of
cold
and
breathlessness.
He
was
later
diagnosed
with
bronchopneumonia.
Uday
Tara
Nayar,
a
family
friend
and
co-author
of
the
actor's
autobiography,
told,
"Dilip
saab
is
fine
now.
He
has
recovered
well."
On
the
occasion
of
his
birthday,
several
B-Town
stars
including
melody
queen
Lata
Mangeshkar,
filmmaker
Subhash
Ghai
and
actor
Anupam
Kher
wished
the
veteran
actor
good
health
and
speedy
recovery.
Sharing
a
link
of
their
duet
from
1957
film
Musafir,
Mangeshkar
wrote,
"Today
is
the
birthday
of
my
elder
brother
Dilip
Kumar.
I
pray
to
god
that
he
is
always
happy
and
has
a
long
life."
Calling
Kumar
his
master
in
life
and
a
living
legend,
Ghai
posted,
"Happy
birthday
to
my
two
great
masters
who
contributed
a
lot
in
my
personal
enlightenment.
One
is
Osho
and
the
other
is
living
legend
Dilip
Kumar."
Kher
said
that
Kumar
is
a
one
of
a
kind
actor
and
there
will
never
be
anyone
like
him
again.
"Happy
Birthday
Dilip
Kumar
saab.
The
real
thespian
of
Indian
Cinema.
Long
and
happy
life.
They
don't
make
actors
or
people
like
him
anymore," Kher,
59,
tweeted.
Born
Muhammad
Yusuf
Khan
on
December
11,
1922,
in
Peshawar
(now
in
Pakistan),
his
acting
career
spanned
six
decades.
Though
Dilip
Kumar's
film
resume
is
limited
to
just
60
films
but
most
of
them
feature
into
the
classics
list
of
Hindi
cinema
-
be
it
the
tragic
love
story
of
'Devdas',
the
incarnation
story
of
'Madhumati',
the
sweeping
historical
romance
of
'Mughal-e-Azam',
the
love
triangle
of
'Andaz',
or
the
man
versus
machine
theme
of
'Naya
Daur'.
His
second
innings
in
acting
saw
him
playing
memorable
character
roles
in
'Kranti',
'Shakti',
'Karma'
and
'Saudagar'.
PTI