Veteran actor Saira Banu admits in hospital due to chest congestion, stable

Farooqui, who has been a spokesperson for the family of Saira Banu said, "There is nothing to worry about, thanks to the almighty. She was admitted to Hinduja Hospital at Khar three days ago due to chest congestion. She is now stable, and under a lot of observation and abundance of precautions, considering the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic," shares Farooqui, who has been a spokesperson for the family for a long time now.

He said that she suffered a lot of stress after her husband legendary actor late Dilip Kumar passed away which leads to such issues.

"Currently, she is in the ICU, but overall is stable. She has been advised to rest with other tests and investigation pending," Farooqui said.

Farooqui also cleared that it was not a heart attack and said that due to changes in the weather the chest congestion happened.

"Heart attack nahi tha, chest congestion was the reason, and a lot of doctors are implying that it got worse due to the changes in the weather. Teen din se woh hospital mein hain. Log toh kuch bhi bolenge, haqeeqat main bata raha hun. Also, she is not Covid-19 positive. So, she is resting at the moment," he shares.

Saira Banu lost her husband Dilip Kumar on July 7 this year. She made her Bollywood debut in 1961 with Junglee and went on to do films such as Padosan, Hera Pheri, Diwana and Aman.

During the death of Dilip Kumar, talking about how Saira Banu is coping, Farooqui shared: "Saira baji and Sahab have been married for more than I would say almost 55 years. She has loved Dilip Kumar till the time she has known herself." "So, 55 years of marriage and she has stood by him in all the ups and downs of life that comes with 55 years of marriage. Rock solid, always there. I think they are the most loving couple and couple goals that you can imagine. One can learn from them," he concluded.