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Saira Banu health update: Veteran actor out of ICU, stable

Yesteryear star Saira Banu was shifted out of the ICU a couple of days back. The actor will probably get discharged in a day or two if there are no further issues. Dr. Nitin Gokhale who is attending on her has said that she is advised to undergo angiography which will be done at a later date after her diabetes comes under control.

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Saira Banu health update: Veteran actor out of ICU, stable

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Published : Sep 5, 2021, 2:25 PM IST

Hyderabad: Veteran Bollywood actor, Saira Banu who suffered from a heart problem called ischemia, has been admitted to Hinduja Hospital for treatment but is said to be stable now. Saira Banu, 77, - the widow of legendary actor, the late Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar - was rushed to the ICU of the hospital in Khar, later last month. According to eminent cardiologist Dr Nitin S. Gokhale who is attending on her, the left ventricle in her heart had stopped functioning and led to ingress of water in her heart and lungs.

According to a leading daily report, the yesteryear actor was shifted out of the ICU a couple of days back. The actor will probably get discharged in a day or two if there are no further issues. Earlier reports suggested that the senior actor is not letting doctors perform angiography and is also battling depression after the demise of her husband, legendary actor Dilip Kumar. But Dr Nitin Gokhale has denied the reports and told the daily that the angiography, will be done at a later date after her diabetes comes under control.

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Starting her acting career as a teen in 1961 with the film Junglee, she went on to become one of the topmost heroines in the 1960s-1970s era, working with the leading actors of the day and starring in the biggest films. In the past few years, she earned legions of admirers for the manner in which she stood by and cared for her husband Dilip Kumar who was ailing for several years before he passed away on July 7 aged 98.

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