Veteran
actor
Saira
Banu
has
returned
home
after
being
discharged
from
a
hospital
here,
close
family
friend
Faisal
Farooqui
said
on
Sunday.
The
77-year-old
Padosan
actor,
who
lost
her
husband
Dilip
Kumar
in
July,
was
admitted
to
the
Hinduja
Hospital,
a
non-COVID-19
facility,
in
Khar
on
August
28
following
breathlessness,
high
blood
pressure
and
high
sugar.
"Saira
ji
is
doing
well.
She’s
discharged
and
is
back
home.
Resting.
Thank
you
for
your
prayers," Farooqui
told
PTI.
On
Thursday,
a
hospital
doctor
had
said
that
Saira
Banu
has
been
diagnosed
with
a
heart
problem
--
acute
coronary
syndrome.
Saira
Banu's
husband
and
screen
icon
Dilip
Kumar
died
on
July
7
at
the
age
of
98
after
a
long
ailment.
The
couple,
who
acted
together
in
several
films,
including
Sagina
and
Gopi,
got
married
in
1966.
Saira
Banu
made
her
acting
debut
opposite
Shammi
Kapoor
in
the
1961
film
Junglee
and
went
on
to
appear
in
movies
such
as
Bluff
Master,
Jhuk
Gaya
Aasman,
Aayi
Milan
Ki
Bela,
Pyar
Mohabbat,
Victoria
No.
203,
Aadmi
Aur
Insaan,
Resham
Ki
Dori,
Shagird
and
Diwana.