legendary actor Dilip Kumar took his last breath at Hinduja Hospital this morning at 7:30 at the age of 98. Last week the actor was admitted to hospital after complaining of breathlessness. This morning, Dilip Kumar Ji’s family friend, Faisal Farooqui confirmed the news of Dilip Saab’s demise. The burial will take place at Juhu Cemetery today evening at 5:00 PM.
According to the reports, Dilip Kumar had advanced prostate cancer that has spread to other organs of his body. As per the reports in Indian Express, a hospital doctor said, “e had water in the pleural cavity, and he suffered kidney failure. He required blood transfusion multiple times. We carried out the last transfusion but it did not help”.
Further, the doctor added’ “The fluids accumulated in the pleural cavity had to be removed several times,” adding, “Cancer spread made it difficult to treat him.” His blood pressure and hemoglobin dropped towards the end.
A senior doctor at Hinduja hospital at khar said that the actor was treated at his residence by a team of 10 persons at a time and there was also a mini-ICU set-up. The actor used to go to the hospital for blood transfusion when he complained of breathlessness and dialysis.