Veteran actor Dilip Kumar diagnosed with 'mild' pneumonia, advised rest

Dilip Kumar has been diagnosed with a "mild" pneumonia and advised to take rest by his doctors.

Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who is also known as 'Tragedy King', has been diagnosed with a "mild" pneumonia and advised to take proper rest by the doctors attending him.

"Saab was diagnosed with mild pneumonia. He's been advised to rest at home. Allah is kind that all other parameters are showing normal - Saab is doing better now. Pls remember him in your prayers and duas (sic)," a tweet from his official Twitter handle said.

Saab was diagnosed with mild pneumonia. He’s been advised to rest at home. Allah is kind that all other parameters are showing normal - Saab is doing better now. Pls remember him in your prayers and duas. -FF — Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) November 28, 2017

The 94-year-old actor's family friend, Faisal Farooqui, used the Twitter handle to post about the development.

Farooqui, founder and CEO of MouthShut.com, has been posting on the actor's health on Twitter.

Dilip Kumar, who will turn 95 in December, was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital on August 2 due to dehydration and urinary tract infection. High potassium and creatinine levels had raised concerns that he may have to be put on dialysis. Doctors decided against it after he started responding well to treatment.

Last seen on the big screen in "Qila" in 1998, the actor was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015. He is known for films like "Devdas", "Mughal-e-Azam" and "Karma".