Photo: Javed Akhtar visits Dilip Kumar in Mumbai hospital

Veteran scriptwriter Javed Akhtar visited actor Dilip Kumar in hospital, where he is admitted following illness

Javed Akhtar

Veteran scriptwriter Javed Akhtar visited actor Dilip Kumar in hospital, where he is admitted following illness.

Kumar, who turned 94 yesterday, was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on Tuesday after swelling in his right leg.

Taking to Twitter, Akhtar's wife Shabana Azmi shared the picture of him along with Kumar and his wife Saira Banu. The actress also mentioned as to why she couldn't visit the actor.

"Unfortunately I wasnt in town but @Javedakhtarjadu conveyed my deepest regards for d tallest thespian @TheDilipKumar (sic)," she wrote.

Unfortunately I wasnt in town but @Javedakhtarjadu conveyed my deepest regards for d tallest thespian @TheDilipKumar pic.twitter.com/ylB3U7OvdF

— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) December 12, 2016

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