As veteran actor Dilip Kumar turns a year older, he took to social media to thank everyone for their love and blessings. He tweeted a photo of himself with the caption, “On this 97th birthday, calls and messages have been pouring in since last night-thank you! Celebrations are not important- your boundless love, affection and prayers have always brought tears of gratitude in my eyes.”
Kalank actor Varun Dhawan wished Dilip Kumar on social media.
He posted a photo of Dilip Kumar from the latter’s younger days and wrote, “Happy birthday to the loving legend #DilipKumar Saab. On this day 97 years ago brilliance was born #aebhai”
Talking about celebrating Dilip Kumar’s birthday, Saira Banu revealed that this time it would be a quiet celebration with just friends and family. Their bungalow at Pali Hill will be adorned with lights, a cake will be cut and there will be music and dinner to go with it. The guest list will be small and intimate.
Dilip Kumar’s health has been a cause of concern for a while now. Saira Banu also opened up about the same. She said, “It’s been a harrowing time for us, especially since the last five years, going in and out of hospital.” She adds, “About 12 years ago, he had complained of being uneasy. The physicians had hinted towards cortical degeneration Since then there have been a variety of complications. A wonderful team of specialists, physicians and nursing staff have been attending to him round the clock. We’re also trying out alternative homeopathy treatment.”
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