Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday morning after being admitted for medical evaluation.
Doctors have confirmed that his condition is stable and he remains under close observation. According to an official statement issued by Dr Jalil Parkar, Khan was brought to the hospital’s emergency department around 8:30 am by the family’s physician, Dr Sandeep Chopra. He was given immediate medical attention before being moved to the ICU as a precautionary measure.
“He is stable but is under close observation with regard to his clinical status,” Dr Parkar said, adding that a team of specialists is closely monitoring his health.
The medical team attending to him includes neurologist Dr Vinay Chavan, cardiologist Dr Ajit Menon, neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange and Dr Bineet Ahluwalia. The hospital has refrained from disclosing further medical details, citing the family’s request for privacy.
A formal medical bulletin is expected to be released at 11 am on Wednesday with the family’s consent.
Following news of his hospitalisation, his son, Bollywood actor Salman Khan, was seen outside the hospital along with daughter Alvira Khan Agnihotri and son-in-law Atul Agnihotri.
Salim Khan remains one of the most influential screenwriters in Hindi cinema. As part of the legendary duo Salim-Javed with Javed Akhtar, he reshaped mainstream Bollywood storytelling in the 1970s. The pair penned several landmark films, including Sholay, Deewaar, Zanjeer and Don, helping define the era’s “angry young man” narrative in Indian cinema.
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