Dilip Kumar dies at the age of 98 funeral to take place today
Dilip Kumars funeral will take place later in the day it was announced via his official Twitter account. Burial today at 5:00 PM. Juhu Qabrastan at Santacruz Mumbai the tweet read.Dr Jalil Parkar the pulmonologist treating Dilip Kumar at Mumbai PD Hinduja Hospital has confirmed to news agency ANI. With a heavy heart and profound grief I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab few minutes ago family friend Faisal Farooqui wrote in a tweet from the actor's official account.We are from God and to Him we return he added.The Hindi cinema veteran was then diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion a build up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs and underwent a successful pleural aspiration procedure. He was discharged after five days.Born Mohammed Yusuf Khan Dilip Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata 1944. In a career spanning over five decades Kumar worked in over 65 films.