Dilip Kumar, the legendary actor, died this morning after a prolonged illness, according to his family and physicians. He was 98 years old at the time.
Dilip Kumar, the ‘tragedy king’ to generations of moviegoers, had been admitted to the Hinduja Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), a non-COVID-19 facility, since Tuesday.
“He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30 am,” Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating the actor, told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Dilip Kumar ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.”
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In the previous month, the “Mughal-e-Azam” star had been in and out of hospitals, and his family hoped he would recover.
