Dilip Kumar discharged from hospital
He was accompanied to home by his wife, yesteryear heroine Saira Banu.
During his stay in the hospital, actors like Aamir Khan visited him.
He was admitted on April 16 to Lilavati Hospital for treatment of high fever and chest infection.
He was advised intravenous administration of antibiotics for speedy recovery.
A superstar, Kumar is known for acting in several films like Andaz (1949), Aan (1952), Devdas (1955), Azaad (1955), Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Ganga Jamuna (1961) in his heydays and as powerful character actor in many movies later, including the 1982 film Shakti where he starred along with Amitabh Bachchan.
Debuting in Jwar Bhata (1944), he is known as the "Tragedy King" of Indian movie and have acted in more than 60 Hindi films in a career that spanned over six decades.
He was conferred the highest film award of India, the Dada Saheb Phalke, in 1994.
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