Veteran
actor
Dilip
Kumar,
who
was
admitted
to
a
hospital
two
days
ago
for
chest
infection,
is
recuperating
and
will
be
discharged
in
next
3-4
days,
said
the
doctors
treating
him.
"He
has
not
had
fever
in
the
last
24
hours
and
his
condition
is
much
better
now.
There
is
also
improvement
in
the
lung
infection
and
he
is
on
the
road
to
recovery.
He
will
be
going
home
in
next
3-4
days," Dr
Jalil
Parkar,
a
well
known
Pulmonologist
from
Lilavati
hospital,
told.
Parkar
said
that
Kumar's
investigation
parameters
like
X-Ray
and
Blood
tests
have
proved
improvement
in
his
physical
health.
"We
have
also
noted
his
radiological
and
clinical
improvement.
We
never
felt
the
need
to
keep
him
in
the
Intensive
Care
Unit,"
he
said.
Parkar
added
that
Kumar,
91,
is
being
treated
by
a
panel
of
doctors,
including
Dr
Nitin
Gokhale,
a
cardiologist,
Dr
Kirti
Updadhyay,
a
nephrologist
and
Dr
Vinay
Chavan,
a
neurologist.
The
acting
legend
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
Saturday
evening,
after
complaining
of
breathlessness
and
cold.
A
team
of
doctors,
on
performing
a
check-up
found
out
that
he
was
suffering
from
a
chest
infection
called
bronchopneumonia.
The
actor
was
hospitalised
in
September
last
year
after
he
suffered
a
silent
heart
attack.
Kumar,
known
as
the
'King
of
Tragedy',
essayed
iconic
roles
in
classics
like
Devdas,
Madhumati,
Mughal-e-Azam
and
Ganga
Jamuna.
Born
Muhammad
Yusuf
Khan
on
December
11,
1922,
in
Peshawar
(now
in
Pakistan),
his
acting
career
spanned
six
decades
and
over
60
films.
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