'An institution himself': President Kovind and VP Naidu condole actor Dilip Kumar's demise

Condoling demise of veteran Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday took to his official Twitter handle and said that 98-year-old actor summarised in himself a history of emerging India. Ram Nath Kovind said that spian's charm transcended all boundaries and Dilip Kumar was loved across subcontinent. Stating that veteran actor will live forever in heart of India, President said, "With his demise, an era ends."

VP Venkaiah Naidu condoles Dilip Kumar's death

Besides President of India, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also paid his heartfelt condolences to Dilip Kumar's family members and his legions of fans in India and abro. Remarking that some of greatest actors in Hindi cinema ackwledge his immeasurable contribution to ir understanding of varied skills of actions, Vice President said that veteran actor's death has created an irreplaceable void in field of cinema. 

Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday tweeted, "Although kwn by sobriquet Trdy kind, legendary spian was one of most versatile actors and assayed a variety of roles from social dramas to romantic hero with equal felicity."

Dilip Kumar passes away

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 98. Pma Vibhushan recipient h been facing multiple health issues for past few weeks, being hospitalised numerous times for breathlessness and being treated upon for bilateral pleural effusion. news was confirmed by Dr Jalil Parkar, pulmologist treating actor at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital.

Dr. Jalil Parkar issued a statement reing, " doyen of Indian film industry Mr Dilip Kumar bread his last today at 7.30 AM at Khar Hinduja hospital after a long and protracted illness. May God bless his soul in heaven". Soon after, his family confirmed same

Dilip Kumar h been mitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of a Mumbai hospital, has shown improvement in his health, his wife Saira Banu said on Monday. 98-year-old screen icon was mitted in suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital, a n-COVID-19 facility, last week to dress -related "medical issues" days after being discharged from same hospital.  A tweet posted by Banu from official Twitter account of Kumar on Monday asked his fans to pray for actor so that he is discharged from hospital "soon." 

Hindi cinema veteran was mitted to Hinduja Hospital in June following episodes of breathlessness.  At time, Kumar was diagsed with bilateral pleural effusion -- a build-up of excess fluid between layers of pleura outside lungs -- and underwent a successful pleural aspiration procedure. He was discharged after five days.

Dilip Kumar is considered among greatest actors in Indian film industry. Starting his career in 1944, he went on to feature in iconic films likes Mughal-e-Azaam, Devdas, Naya Daur, and Ram Aur Shyam, among ors. His last big-screen appearance was in 1998 film Qila. He has been felicitated with numerous hours and awards, including Pma Vibhushan and Dasaheb Phalke Award by Government of India.

(Im: PTI, Twitter-@DilipKumar)