Legendary actor Dilip Kumar admitted to Lilavati hospital

Mumbai: Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has once again been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here on Wednesday evening.

According to the family sources, he was brought to the hospital following dehydration.

"He was admitted with dehydration. He is stable," Ravishankar, CEO of the facility at Bandra West, confirmed.

The 94-year-old actor, who has been weak and ailing due to age-related problems in recent years, was accompanied by his wife Saira Banu.

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He had been running a fever for two days, a family friend, Udaya Tara Nayar, said.

Last seen on the big screen in "Qila" in 1998, the actor was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.

Known for films like "Devdas", "Mughal-e-Azam" and "Karma", Dilip Kumar got married to Saira, over 20 years younger to him, in 1966.