MUMBAI: Bollywood legendary actor Dilip Kumar died early on Wednesday after a protracted illness in Mumbai. He was 98.

He breathed his last this morning in Mumbai’s Khar Hinduja Hospital. He is survived by his wife Saira Banu, according to India Today.

Dilip Kumar has played prominent roles in several Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s.

His top films include Mughal-E-Azam, Devdas, Naya Daur, Ganga Jumna, Ram aur Shyam, and others.

He was also honored with Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015. (With inputs from India Today)