Overview
- The veteran actor was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital late last week, and on November 3 Hema Malini gave an “okay” gesture to photographers, indicating he is fine.
- Sources close to the family said the stay was for routine medical check-ups that can span a couple of days for someone his age, with Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol tracking updates.
- Journalist Vickey Lalwani quoted an unnamed hospital contact who said Dharmendra arrived with breathlessness, was kept in the ICU, and was stable with acceptable vital signs.
- Coverage has differed on the length and severity of the stay, with one outlet claiming a five-day hospitalisation while others described scheduled tests and no cause for alarm.
- Dharmendra, 89 and turning 90 in December, underwent an eye graft earlier this year and is slated to appear in Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis in December.