MUMBAI: Bollywood’s legendary actor Dilip Kumar has admitted to Lilavati hospital, India, foreign media reported on Sunday evening.
According to media reports he complained of uneasiness and his family took him to the hospital for medical checkup.
A source said the 91-year-old actor has been kept under observation.
Dilip Kumar (real name Muhammad Yusuf Khan) was born 11 December 1922.
His first movie was Jwar Bhata in 1944. Dilip Kumar’s career has spanned six decades and over 60 films.
Critics acclaimed him among one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. Dilip Kumar is the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1954.
The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1991 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema and nominated him to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament for a term.
