Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, 98, was taken to Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital on June 6 after he complained of breathlessness. The actor's wife Saira Banu was by his side throughout. Now, as he recovers from a surgery performed for bilateral pleural effusion, Dilip Sahab has been discharged from the hospital this afternoon.

The actor was spotted leaving the hospital on a stretcher this afternoon. Dilip Sahab's confidant, Faisal Farooqui, shared the update on Twitter. He wrote, "With your love and affection, and your prayers, Dilip Saab is going home from the hospital. God's infinite mercy and kindness through Drs. Gokhale, Parkar, Dr. Arun Shah and the entire team at Hinduja Khar. --Faisal Farooqui."

With your love and affection, and your prayers, Dilip Saab is going home from the hospital. God's infinite mercy and kindness through Drs. Gokhale, Parkar, Dr. Arun Shah and the entire team at Hinduja Khar.
--Faisal Farooqui#DilipKumar #healthupdate

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) June 11, 2021

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On June 9, Faisal gave an update regarding Dilip Sahab's health and wrote, "Thank you for your prayers. A successful pleural aspiration procedure was performed on Dilip Saab. I personally spoke to Dr. Jalil Parkar and Dr. Nitin Gokhale. They are optimistic that he will be discharged tomm (Thursday)"

Update:

Thank you for your prayers. A successful pleural aspiration procedure was performed on Dilip Saab. I personally spoke to Dr. Jalil Parkar and Dr. Nitin Gokhale. They are optimistic that he will be discharged tomm (Thursday).- FF (@FAISALmouthshut)

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) June 9, 2021

A few days ago, Dilip Sahab's wife Saira Banu put rumours regarding the veteran actor's health to rest. She even shared a note and a picture with him on his official Twitter account.  

(Source: PeepingMoon/Twitter)