Dilip Kumar may be discharged from hospital today

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who is recuperating in Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital following recurrent episodes of pneumonia, may be discharged today (11 October) afternoon, a family friend said.

Giving an update on the 95-year-old's health, Faisal Farooqui, who tweets on behalf of the thespian, told IANS, a news agency, on the phone, "Dilip saab is responding to treatment and doing much better, If all goes well, as per doctors, he may be discharged from the hospital tomm. (Thursday afternoon) [sic]."

Dilip Kumar, one of India's most iconic actors, was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital on Monday (8 October).

The nonagenarian, whose last silver screen appearance was in Qila (1998), was also admitted to the hospital in September this year due to pneumonia.