DHAKA: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who is suffering from severe cold and cough, was on Saturday taken to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, a close friend of the family said.

"He has been taken to Lilavati as he has cold and cough for past two-three days. He might be in hospital for a routine check-up for a few days but there is nothing to worry about," the source said, reports India today.

The actor who is described as the Tragedy King of Hindi film industry debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata in 1944 produced by Bombay Talkies.

BDST: 0914 HRS, DEC 07, 2014