Yusuf Khan | Dilip Kumar Passed Away at 98 in Mumbai

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar passed away on Wednesday morning after prolonged illness, the doctors treating him confirmed. The actor, 98, breathed his last at 7:30 am, the doctors added.

The actor was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, since Tuesday.

Kumar's family friend Faisal Farooqui took to Twitter to announce the legendary actor's demise. "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," Farooqui tweeted from the official Twitter account of Dilip Kumar.

The actor's last rites will take place at Mumbai's Juhu Kabristan at Santacruz today. Giving more details about the funeral ceremony, Dilip Kumar's spokesman Faisal Farooqi took to the late actor's Twitter account and wrote: "Burial today at 5 p.m. Juhu Kabristan at Santacruz, Mumbai."

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