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Saira Banu
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Saira Banu admitted to hospital

| @indiablooms | Sep 01, 2021, at 10:10 pm

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Saira Banu, who has worked in several popular movies, has been admitted to hospital, media reports said.

She is 77.

Veteran actor Saira Banu has been hospitalised due to complaints of chest congestion, and is currently responding well to the treatment, close family friend Faisal Farooqui told Hindustan Times.

“There is nothing to worry, 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 spokesperson for the family for a long time now.

“Dilip saab ki death ke baad she suffered a lot of stress, and that has also added to her health struggle,” Farooqui was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

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

Dilip Kumar passed away on July 7.

Saira Banu has worked in movies like Junglee, Shaadi,Padosan among others.

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