'Everything is fine' says Saira Banu as Dilip Kumar returns home from hospital

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been discharged from a hospital here two days after he was admitted for a regular health check-up, his wife and veteran actor Saira Banu said.

Hyderabad: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar is 'in best of his health', informed Saira Banu, veteran actor and wife of Kumar, on Sunday. The 98-year-old actor was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Khar for two days for some routine checkup and tests after being suggested by doctors, she added.

The actor was admitted to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital on Friday afternoon. "We just came home (from the hospital). Everything is fine. Keep sahab (Kumar) in your prayers," Banu said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, Banu said all the tests have been conducted by the team of doctors and the actor is doing fine. "Sahab is fine. He will be discharged today. We need your prayers," Banu had said.

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Last year, the screen icon lost his two younger brothers -- Aslam Khan (88) and Ehsan Khan (90) -- due to COVID-19.

Kumar, who made his debut with Jwar Bhata in 1944, has appeared in several iconic films in his career spanning over five decades, including Kohinoor, Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Naya Daur, Ram Aur Shyam, among others. He was last seen on the big screen in 1998's Qila.