MUMBAI – Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar turns 96 today, The great star continues to get the love of his fans who have embraced his prolific performances in a glorious career that has earned titles like Indian cinema’s Kohinoor and Tragedy King.
Dilip Kumar will be celebrating his special day with family members and close friends. His friend Faisal Farooqui shared with Hindustan Times that “Saab has never wanted to celebrate birthdays. The last birthday we celebrated as a big event was his 89th birthday, which was in 2011 and of course, Saab enjoyed that”.
“He has not done that in a very long time and birthdays are occasions where the family gets together and some close friends get together. So, Saab’s brothers and sisters would come, (his wife) Saira Banuji’s extended family will come and then my family and some close friends gather together.
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Wife of Kumar, Saira Bano, has been like a rock in supporting the icon, who has been in frail health over the past few years.
She will host a dinner with around a dozen people at their residence, Farooqui said, adding: “He is recuperating in such a way that he does not need any hospitalization now. He is at home and has a restricted diet, which is taken care of by Saira Banuji.”
In September and October, he was admitted to a hospital for recurrent pneumonia. But he is now at home and recovering.
“He has not fully recovered but he is making great progress. Saab is resting at home, having his meals, interacting, but obviously one of the things that the doctor has advised us to be cautious about is the infections. So, we curb the access of a lot of people to meet him.”
His last Bollywood movie was released in 1998 titled Qila. In the past few years, Dilip Kumar has kept his fans abreast through his Twitter account, mostly run by Saira and Farooqui.
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Wishing a blessed and healthy life ahead to Dilip Kumar Saab!
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