Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital two days ago with a chest infection, is recuperating and will be discharged in next few days, doctors said.
“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 three to four days,” said Dr Jalil Parkar, a well known pulmonologist from Lilavati hospital.
“We have also noted his radiological and clinical improvement. We never felt the need to keep him in the intensivecare 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 hospital on Saturday evening after complaining of breathlessness and being cold.
The actor was hospitalised in September last year after he suffered a silent heart attack.
Kumar, known as the ‘King of Tragedy’, played iconic roles in classics Devdas, Madhumati, Mughal-e-Azam and Ganga Jamuna.
Born Mohammad Yousuf Khan on December 11, 1922, in Peshawar (now in Pakistan), his acting career spanned six decades with more than 60 films.
