Thespian Dilip Kumar was admitted last Sunday at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital with symptoms of malaria. The veteran actor and winner of numerous prestigious film awards is 87 years old.

Dr Jalil Parkar, respiratory and pulmonary consultant at Lilavati hospital, where the actor was admitted on Sunday, said ''Dilip Kumar has been detected with falciparum malaria, but after taking anti-malarial medicine and antibiotics, his condition is stable now.''

Dilip Kumar's wife and former actress Saira Banu said, ''He is much better now, and we hope he will be discharged within 2-3 days''.

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