Dilip Kumar's Younger Brother Aslam Khan Dies After Testing Positive For COVID-19; Eshan Is Critical

Veteran actor and Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar’s younger brothers Aslam Khan and Eshan Khan were rushed to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Saturday after they complained of breathlessness. They later tested positive for coronavirus and were immediately admitted to the Covid-19 ward of the hospital. Unfortunately, Aslam Khan passed away at the age of 88 on 21^st August morning due to coronavirus-related complications. Dilip ji’s spokesperson Faisal Farooqui confirmed the same on Twitter. The post read: “@TheDilipKumar Dilip Saab’s youngest brother, Aslam Khan, passed away this morning at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. We are from God and to Him we return.

Lilavati Hospital also shared an official statement which read, “Aslam Khan, younger brother of Dilip Kumar, passed away early morning in Lilavati hospital under Dr Jalil Parkar due to covid19 with diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease.” In an earlier report shared by ETimes, Dr Jalil Parker had shared an update about the brothers and had stated that they were critical because of their age and comorbidities. He also shared that their vital organs had begun to become a cause of concern.

Back in April, Dilip ji had re-tweeted a tweet which said that he was in self-isolation and was being looked after by his doting wife and veteran actress Saira Banu. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family.