Mumbai: Bollywood veteran Salim Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after suffering a health scare. As per the latest reports, his condition is stable. The 90-year-old veteran was rushed to the hospital after he developed swelling-related complications.

Dr Jalil Parkar, who treated the writer, issued a statement. He stated that the veteran writer was brought to the hospital at 8:30 am. “He was brought into the emergency by their family doctor, Dr Sandeep Chopra. Emergency care was initiated in the emergency & Mr Salim Khan was shifted to the intensive care unit on the 1st floor. A team of doctors consisting of Dr Vinay Chavan(neurologist), Dr Ajit Menon(cardiologist) & Dr Nitin Dange (neurosurgeon) & Dr Bineet Ahluwalia attended to him,” said the doctor.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai to see his father, veteran actor and film producer Salim Khan, who has been admitted here. pic.twitter.com/L43tZjgAPf

— ANI (@ANI)

He added that further details would be given through a press release at 11 am. “We shall be addressing a press bulletin with due consent of the relatives & maintaining the confidentiality of the patient to the utmost. Kindly bear with us. He is stable but is under close observation in regards to his clinical status,” said the doctor.

Meanwhile, the screenwriter’s near and dear ones paid him a visit at the hospital. Actor Salman Khan was spotted at the hospital in a black T-shirt and cap. The actor did not speak to the media about the incident. Daughters Alvira Khan Agnihotri and Arpita Khan, and son-in-laws Aayush Sharma,  Atul Agnihotri, also visited the writer.

Salman’s mother, Helan, also visited the 90-year-old at the hospital.

Salim is a renowned writer who joined hands with Javed Akhtar to create some iconic scripts for movies like Zanjeer, Sholay, and Deewaar.