Saira Banu, yesteryear actress and wife of late Dilip Kumar, has been hospitalised after she complained of issues related to blood pressure three days ago, reports ANI.

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The veteran actress has reportedly been shifted to the ICU.

The veteran actress recently lost her husband Dilip Kumar. The legendary actor died at the age of 98 due to age-related issues. Saira and Dilip Kumar were married for 54 years and she was with him during his tough days too.

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 She not only took complete care of him during his bed-ridden days but also kept his fans on social media updated about him.

In the past too, she expressed her love for Dilip Kumar.

“It is out of love and not duress that I look after Dilip saab. I am not looking for praises to be called a devoted wife. Just to touch him and cuddle him is the world’s best thing that’s happening to me. I adore him and he is my breath itself,” she told ET in the past.

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The actress, who ditched her acting career to be a homemaker in 1976, said that she wanted to be Dilip’s wife ever since she was a teenager.