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Salim Khan discharged from Mumbai hospital a month after suffering brain haemorrhage, returns to Galaxy Apartments home

90-year-old Salim Khan was discharged from the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai. He was admitted on February 17.

Updated on: Mar 17, 2026, 17:39:49 IST
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Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital last month after suffering a brain haemorrhage, was discharged on Tuesday and taken home. As per the sources of news agency PTI, "has been treated successfully."

Salim Khan discharged from Mumbai hospital after a month of treatment

Salim Khan is behind several blockbusters, including Sholay, Deewar, Don, and Zanjeer. (PTI)
Salim Khan is behind several blockbusters, including Sholay, Deewar, Don, and Zanjeer. (PTI)

The 90-year-old was admitted to the ICU of Lilavati Hospital in Bandra on February 17. "He has been treated successfully. He was discharged from the hospital a while ago," a source told PTI on Tuesday.

What happened to Salim Khan

A day after his admission, doctors at the hospital said Salim suffered a brain haemorrhage that had been tackled, and he was put on ventilator support as a safeguard. The doctors had said they had performed a procedure to tackle the haemorrhage, but given Salim's age, his recovery will take time.

Earlier on Tuesday morning, Salim Khan's son-actor, Salman Khan, arrived at the hospital. His other children, including son Arbaaz Khan, daughters Alvira and Arpita, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, had visited him regularly in the hospital. Salma Khan and Helen were spotted at the hospital.

Who all visited Salim Khan

Recently, Salim's son, Arbaaz Khan, shared an update about his father's health when reporters spoke with him while he was leaving an Iftar party in Mumbai. "He is better now, he's improving now. Dad is better," Arbaaz had said when asked about his father's health. On a question about his discharge from the hospital, he had said, "Soon. Inshallah."

About Salim Khan, his career

Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Salim arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good-looking and confident that he would make a mark in the industry as an actor, but that did not happen. After struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.

He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Javed Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies, with most of them achieving blockbuster status. Their films include Sholay, Deewar, Don, Trishul, Zanjeer, Seeta Aur Geeta, Haathi Mere Saathi, Yaadon Ki Baarat and Mr India.

 
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