{"id":381275,"date":"2026-03-12T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/381275\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:08:11","slug":"salim-khan-health-update-arbaaz-khan-confirms-the-veteran-writer-is-better-now-improving-and-will-be-discharged-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/381275\/","title":{"rendered":"Salim Khan health update: Arbaaz Khan confirms the veteran writer is ‘better now, improving’ and will be discharged ‘soon’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SalimArbaaz Khan shared that his father, veteran writer Salim Khan, is \u201cimproving\u201d and may be discharged soon. The 90-year-old was hospitalised at Mumbai\u2019s Lilavati Hospital on February 17 after a mild brain haemorrhage. Salim Khan, co-writer of classics like Sholay and Don, continues to recover under medical supervision. Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan<\/a> is recovering well and is likely to be discharged from the hospital soon, confirmed his son Arbaaz Khan<\/a> on Wednesday night. The iconic writer has been receiving treatment at Mumbai\u2019s Lilavati Hospital for almost a month.<\/p>\n

Arbaaz Khan gives positive update on Salim Khan\u2019s condition<\/p>\n

According to News18, after attending an Iftar event in Mumbai, Arbaaz offered a health update on his father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan. The actor-filmmaker assured that his father is recovering well and showing consistent progress. \u201cHe\u2019s better now, he\u2019s improving,\u201d Arbaaz told reporters. When asked when Salim Khan would be discharged, he responded with a smile, \u201cSoon.\u201d <\/p>\n

Khan family upset over public health update on Salim Khan; Seeks complete privacy<\/p>\n

Salim Khan\u2019s medical treatment and stable condition<\/p>\n

On February 17, veteran writer Salim Khan, 90, was admitted to Mumbai\u2019s Lilavati Hospital after experiencing a mild brain haemorrhage. Soon after his admission, he reportedly underwent a minor procedure and has since been kept under close observation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Doctors had described his condition as stable while continuing routine monitoring. Dr. Jalil Parkar, who is leading his treatment, previously stated that the family requested privacy, and no further medical updates will be shared.<\/p>\n

Khan family breaks silence on Salim Khan\u2019s health<\/p>\n

Arbaaz Khan\u2019s recent statement marks the first time the family has publicly spoken about Salim\u2019s health since his hospitalisation. Until now, the Khans had chosen not to comment, maintaining privacy as several close friends and colleagues from the film fraternity visited the veteran writer. Previously, actors Aamir Khan<\/a>, Chitrangda Singh, and Daisy Shah had assured fans through brief interactions that Salim Khan was recovering well.<\/p>\n

Salim Khan\u2019s legacy as a legendary screenwriter<\/p>\n

Salim Khan is celebrated as one of the most influential screenwriters in the history of Hindi cinema. In collaboration with his long-time writing partner Javed Akhtar, he crafted several of Bollywood\u2019s most iconic films, such as \u2018Andaz\u2019, \u2018Seeta Aur Geeta\u2019, \u2018Sholay\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019, and \u2018Mr. India\u2019. His storytelling defined an era of grand narratives in Indian cinema and continues to inspire writers and filmmakers even today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arbaaz Khan shared that his father, veteran writer Salim Khan, is \u201cimproving\u201d and may be discharged soon. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[10111,36935,122006,16010,18,117,19,17,49984,327,11197],"class_list":["post-381275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-aamir-khan","tag-arbaaz-khan","tag-chitrangda-singh","tag-daisy-shah","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-javed-akhtar","tag-movies","tag-salim-khan"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116216129332860526","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}