Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who shocked his fans worldwide by being hospitalised for respiratory problems, will be discharged this evening. Dilip Kumar, who is 93 by age, was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on April 15.

It was only when Dr Jalil Parkar, who is attending to him along with other doctors said, "He is much better and is on road to recovery. He will get discharged today at 4 PM." This news bought relief to all Dilip saabs friends and family..and not forgetting his lovable fans.

Dilip saabs wife, veteran actress Saira Banu had said that the actor was hospitalised as he was suffering from high fever, chest infection and respiratory problems.

Dilip saabs is known for his superhit films such as 'Madhumati', 'Devdas', 'Mughal-e-Azam', 'Ganga Jamuna', 'Ram Aur Shyam' and 'Karma'.