Veteran actor Dilip Kumar suffering from pneumonia, admitted to hospital

The 93-year-old made his Bollywood debut with the movie Jwar Bhatta in 1944.

Mumbai

: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar wasadmitted to a hospital early today after he complained of respiratory problems. Kumar was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra around 2-2.30 am, hospital sources said.

-"I got a call that he was unwell. He had fever and had vomited a few times. He was suffering from pneumonia as well. His white blood cells had shot up. We thought it would be better to admit him to hospital,-" Dr Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital told PTI.

Earlier, family sources had said that there is nothing to worry. The 93-year-old legendary actor was born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan but adopted the screen name of Dilip Kumar. In a career spanning over six decades, the actor gave hits like -"Madhumati-", -"Devdas-", -"Mughal-e-Azam-", -"Ganga Jamuna-", -"Ram Aur Shyam-", -"Karma-" and others. He was crowned as the 'Tragedy King' for playing a doomed lover in films like -"Andaz-", -"Baabul-", -"Mela-", -"Deedar-", -"Jogan-" and others. He was last seen in the film -"Qila-" in 1998.

Kumar was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015. Earlier, he was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.