Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, who suffered a brain haemorrhage last month, has been discharged from a Mumbai hospital and taken home. According to sources, he has been treated successfully.
The 90-year-old was admitted to the ICU of Lilavati Hospital in Bandra on February 17 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Doctors had said they had performed a procedure to tackle the haemorrhage, but given Salim's age, his recovery would take time.
Salim's family, including his sons Salman and Arbaaz Khan, daughters Alvira and Arpita, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, had visited him regularly in the hospital. His long-time partner Javed Akhtar, and many other celebrities, including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Sanjay Dutt, had also visited Salim in the hospital.
Salim's son Arbaaz Khan had earlier shared an update about his father's health, saying he was improving and would be discharged from the hospital soon.
Salim Khan, who hails from an affluent family in Indore, had arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. After struggling for close to a decade, he changed lanes and worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi, eventually forming a formidable writing partnership with Javed Akhtar. They worked together on two dozen movies, including Sholay, Deewar, Don, and Mr India.
