Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital with chest infection

Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital with a chest infection, his wife Saira Banu said Wednesday,

Lilavati Hospital officials added that they were not sure how long the 95-year-old actor would stay in hospital and there was nothing to worry about. 

"We are here at Lilavati and we come here for a routine check-up regularly. He will be here for a few days, as long as the doctors want to do tests. All kinds of tests will be conducted. There is a team of doctors here, chest physician, neurologist...," Saira Banu said. 

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"The tests are being conducted under Dr Nitin Gokhale. We need your wishes so we can go home soon," she added. 

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The news was first shared on the actor's official Twitter account by his nephew Faisal Farooqui. 

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Ajaykumar Pandey, vice president, Lilavati Hospital, said the actor was admitted to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. (PTI)

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