Mumbai Sep 5 (IANS) Veteran actor Dilip Kumar 95 was on Wednesday admitted to a hospital here due to chest infection but he is recuperating said a family friend.
Faisal Farooqui who tweets on behalf of the thespian gave a health update on the ailing actor via Twitter.
"Saab has been admitted to Mumbai s Lilavati Hospital as he was bit uneasy due to a chest infection. He is recuperating. Requesting your duas and prayers " Farooqui tweeted.
Dilip Kumar one of India s most iconic actors has appeared in some classics like "Kohinoor" "Mughal-e-Azam" "Shakti" "Naya Daur" and "Ram Aur Shyam".
He was last seen on the silver screen in 1998 in "Qila". He is married to actress Saira Banu.

--IANS dc/rb/bg