Updated On: 06 September, 2021 12:16 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Saira Banu`s husband and screen icon Dilip Kumar died on July 7 at the age of 98 after a long ailment

Saira Banu. Pic/Satej Shinde
Veteran actor Saira Banu has returned home after being discharged from a hospital here, close family friend Faisal Farooqui said on Sunday. The 77-year-old "Padosan" actor, who lost her husband Dilip Kumar in July, was admitted to the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, in Khar on August 28 following breathlessness, high blood pressure and high sugar.
"Saira ji is doing well. She`s discharged and is back home. Resting. Thank you for your prayers," Farooqui told PTI. On Thursday, a hospital doctor had said that Saira Banu has been diagnosed with a heart problem -- acute coronary syndrome.