'God snatched away my reason for living': Saira Banu on Dilip Kumar's death

Dilip Kumar's wife, Saira Banu, on Wednesday said that her 'reason for living' has been 'snatched away' after the veteran actor's death. According to a report published in Peeping Moon, a doctor from PD Hinduja hospital claimed that Saira Banu broke down after Dilip Kumar’s demise and urged everyone to pray for him. He also revealed what the veteran actress told him after Dilip Kumar’s demise. As per the doctor, Saira stated, “God snatched away my reason for living. Without Sahab, I won't be able to think about anything. Everyone, please pray.”

The news of his death was first confirmed by pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar, who was treating the veteran actor. The actor was 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 in early June only to be admitted to the hospital again later in the same month. The yesteryear superstar will be buried at Mumbai's Juhu Kabristan in Santacruz at 5 pm with a full state funeral.  Amitabh Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, Kunal Kemmu, Ishaan Khatter and many others offered their condolences on the actor's death.