Bollywood
legend
Dilip
Kumar
passed
away
today
at
the
age
of
98
at
Khar
Hinduja
Hospital
in
Mumbai.
The
thespian
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
last
week
after
he
complained
of
breathlessness.
The
news
of
his
demise
has
left
the
entire
film
fraternity
in
deep
grief.
Yesteryear
actress
Asha
Parekh
is
heartbroken
after
hearing
the
news
of
his
death.
While
speaking
with
a
leading
tabloid,
the
Caravan
actress
said
that
she
is
very
upset
and
believes
that
Kumar's
wife
Saira
Banu
must
be
completely
shattered
with
his
passing
away.
Parekh
told
ETimes,
"It
is
a
big
shock
and
Saira
has
been
like
Florence
Nightingale
in
his
life.
She
has
looked
after
him
so
much,
not
even
bothering
about
her
own
health.
She
must
be
completely
shattered,
I
feel
very
upset.
May
god
give
Saira
the
strength."
She
further
recalled
her
fangirl
moment
with
the
legendary
star
on
the
film
sets
and
said,
"I
was
a
great
admirer
of
Dilip
Saab.
I
was
dumbstruck
when
he
was
around.
I
couldn't
open
my
mouth
only!"
While
Parekh
worked
with
some
of
the
biggest
superstars
of
Indian
cinema,
the
actress
never
shared
screen
space
with
Dilip
Kumar.
Speaking
about
it,
she
had
said
in
an
interview
with
IANS
in
2013,
"I
really
want
to
work
with
Yusuf
saab
(Dilip
Kumar).
It's
still
a
wish
and
I
am
still
waiting
to
work
with
him.
If
I
get
an
opportunity,
I
would
just
run
and
do
that
project.
This
is
one
thing
I
am
looking
forward
to."
Back
then,
there
were
rumours
in
the
media
that
Dilip
Kumar
and
Asha
never
came
together
on-screen
because
of
the
animosity
between
them.
However,
the
actress
had
rubbished
those
reports
as
a
figment
of
a
journalist's
imagination
and
said,
"There
was
no
animosity.
It
was
a
mistake
by
the
journalist
who
just
cooked
up
the
story.
I
was
very
angry
with
him
for
cooking
up
stories
and
spoiling
our
relationship.
I
have
a
very,
very
good
relationship
with
Yusuf
saab
and
(his
wife)
Saira
Banu.
I
was
terribly
hurt
by
that
report."