Saturday, 16 April 2016

Dilip Kumar Hospitalized Due To Respiratory Problems

Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to a hospital on early Saturday after he complained of respiratory problems.
The actor was brought to Lilavati hospital in Mumbai at around 2:30 AM on Saturday, hospital sources said. Dr Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital said “I got a call that he was unwell. He had fever and had vomited a few times. He was suffering from pneumonia as well. His white blood cells had shot up. We thought it would be better to admit him to hospital.”
In an update, Dr Parkar said that the actor would have to be shifted to ICU if “he didn’t recover well in the next 48 hours”. He also said that the “next 72 hours are important”.
The 93-year-old legend was born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan but adopted the screen name of Dilip Kumar.
In a career spanning over six decades, the actor gave hits like Madhumati, Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam, Karma and others. He was crowned as the 'Tragedy King' for playing a doomed lover in films like Andaz, Baabul, Mela, Deedar, Jogan and others. He was last seen in the film Qila in 1998.
Kumar was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015. Earlier, he was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

He described as “the ultimate method actor” by Satyajit Ray. He has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards (A record he holds with Shah Rukh Khan) and 19 Filmfare nominations.

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