Dilip Kumar dies at 98, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and other celebs share heartbreaking messages!

New Delhi: Indian cinema misplaced a legend at this time! Dilip Kumar breathed his final at 7.30 am, Wednesday, July 7. He was admitted to PD Hinduja hospital in Mumbai. The 98-year-old actor was battling well being points for fairly a while now and all by this had spouse Saira Banu and shut associates by his aspect. 

The nation is mourning a legend’s demise and Bollywood is grief-stricken. Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and a number of other celebs took to Twitter to share their views: 

T 3958 – An establishment has gone .. at any time when the historical past of Indian Cinema shall be written , it shall at all times be ‘earlier than Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar’ ..
My duas for peace of his soul and the power to the household to bear this loss .. 
Deeply saddened .. 

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 7, 2021

Shared many moments with the legend…some very private, some on stage. Yet, nothing actually ready me for his passing away. An establishment, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.
Deepest condolences to Sairaji#DilipKumar pic.twitter.com/Il8qaMOOhf

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 7, 2021

To the world many others could also be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken a whole period of Indian cinema away with him.
My ideas and prayers are along with his household. Om Shanti  pic.twitter.com/dVwV7CUfxh

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 7, 2021

A purist par excellence. A person who will proceed to encourage generations to return. A human being so subtle and refined that chapters may very well be written on the cadence of every line he spoke. End of an period that can nonetheless stay timeless. #DilipKumar #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/UOczeoOl92

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) July 7, 2021

One of the best actors the world has ever identified has left us. An enormous tree has fallen. I pray for the soul of legend #DilipKumar sahab. I additionally pray at this time’s technology learns about and celebrates him. He is eternally.  pic.twitter.com/UKetoz8KIM

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) July 7, 2021

An Era involves an END within the Indian Film Industry.Deeply Saddened by the passing of LEGEND #DilipKumar Saab. One of the GREATEST Actors India has ever produced,an Acting Institution & a National Treasure. Enthralled the world for a number of a long time.May his soul Rest in Peace. pic.twitter.com/f5Wb7ATs6T

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) July 7, 2021

I’m so heartbroken by d information that the ‘King of Cinema’ DILIP KUMAR has handed away.
I admired him as an actor & revered him as he was my fathers first cousin frm Peshawar. Therefore I referred to as him Yusuf ‘Lala’. He was very loving to me.
‘Khuda Paiman Lala jan’.#DilipKumar pic.twitter.com/37RbzFb9EP

— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiStay) July 7, 2021

Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu received married in 1966 when the actor was 44 and Saira Banu was 22. Amid the lockdown induced as a result of lethal novel coronavirus, the couple remained in isolation to remain secure. 

In a profession spanning virtually 5 a long time, Dilip Kumar labored in 65 motion pictures, reportedly. 

In 1991, Dilip Kumar was honoured with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 1994, he obtained the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

In 1998, the Government of Pakistan honoured him with its highest civilian honour, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.