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Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who was hospitalised successful Mumbai past period aft suffering a encephalon haemorrhage, was discharged connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), sources said.
The 90-year-old, 1 fractional of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo, which scripted films specified arsenic Sholay, Deewar and Don with Javed Akhtar, was admitted to the ICU of Lilavati Hospital successful Bandra connected February 17.
A time aft his admission, doctors astatine the infirmary said Khan suffered a encephalon haemorrhage that had been tackled and helium was enactment connected ventilator enactment arsenic a safeguard.
“He has been discharged. The discharge process has been completed, but helium is inactive successful the hospital,” a root told PTI connected Tuesday.
Salim's children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughters Alvira and Arpita, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, visited him regularly successful the hospital. His long-time spouse Akhtar had besides visited him.
Other than Sholay, Deewar and Don, Khan and Akhtar besides penned Trishul, Zanjeer, Seeta Aur Geeta, Haathi Mere Saathi, Yaadon Ki Baarat and Mr India.
Hailing from an affluent household successful Indore, Salim Khan arrived successful Mumbai successful his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good-looking and assured that helium would marque a people successful the manufacture arsenic an actor, but that did not happen.
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After struggling for adjacent to a decennary and getting confined to tiny roles successful films, helium changed lanes.
He worked arsenic an adjunct to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to signifier 1 of Hindi cinema's astir formidable penning partnerships. They worked unneurotic connected 2 twelve movies, with astir of them achieving blockbuster status.
