The world woke up to the sad day of Bollywood’s iconic star losing his battle with age-related disease. Yes, legendary actor Dilip Kumar has passed away on Wednesday morning. The iconic actor was being treated at the Hinduja Hospital. He was hospitalised a couple of times in the last few months. Despite being assured of being stable last week, the actor, 98, passed away His loss has left an irreparable void in Bollywood.
The news was confirmed by family friend Faisal Farooqui on the actor’s official Instagram account. “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return,” he wrote. The actor is survived by his wife actress Saira Banu. He is survived by Saira Banu.
Soon fans and celebs took to social media to mourn the loss of the Tragedy King.
Check out the tweets here:
PM Modi tweeted,
“Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.”
Akshay Kumar tweeted,
“To the world many others may be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken an entire era of Indian cinema away with him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Om Shanti 🙏🏻.”
Ajay Devgn wrote,
“Shared many moments with the legend…some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.
Deepest condolences to Sairaji🙏🏼”
Manoj Bajpayee tweeted,
Jackie Shroff too condoled the demise of Dilip Kumar,
Dilip Saab was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest award in the artform. He also received the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in the country. Not just that, he was also the only Indian recipient of Pakistan’s highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
Our deepest condolences to Saira Banu and his family. May his soul rest in peace.