Happy Birthday Dilip Kumar: Saira Banu reveals why there will be low-key celebration this year

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar turns 95 today. The actor remains strong inspite of being in and out of the hospital for an year now. Recently he was detected with mild pneumonia as well. Dilip saab is fighting well with poor health but Saira Banu revealed that has it has affected plans for this birthday as well.

Wishes have been pouring in for the actor who continues to inspire generations.Family and friends will be visiting Dilip saab while fans took to social media to express their love and respect for Dilip Saab. His wife took to Twitter to reveal the birthday plans. She wrote, " On Dilip Saab's birthday, as we get together as a family with Saab's brothers, sisters relatives and some close friends, the entry at his residence will be bit restricted as doctors have advised Saab to be protected from any infection."

Message from Saira Banu: On Dilip Saab's birthday, as we get together as a family with Saab's brothers, sisters, relatives and some close friends, my thoughts reach out to all the wonderful fans and well wishers for the duas and prayers for Dilip Saab. A million thanks. 1/n

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 10, 2017

2/n What are we planning for the birthday, I am being asked repeatedly. Well, for those who don't know what we have been doing every year-it’s a day when our residence turns into a gorgeous fairyland with flowers and floral arrangements from loving visitors which means a lot.

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 10, 2017

3/n Every year on Saab’s birthday our house is open all day for friends and family to come and spend quality time with Dilip Saab. But tomm. will be bit restricted as doctors have advised Saab to be protected from any infection.

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 10, 2017

But it's an occasion to celebrate and Saira Banu will ensure that irrespective of ups and downs on the health front, she will make it a memorable one. Saira Banu will be treating him to his favourite delicacies -- biryani and vanilla ice cream. In an interview to PTI the actress said, "He loves biryani and that will be made for him but I will give him only little as he is unwell. He is also fond of vanilla ice cream, I will ask the doctors if we can give him a little bit of that too. Then we will have a birthday cake."

On his birthday, the veteran actress also plans to buy a new pair of shirt and trousers for her husband. "Dilip Sahab is fond of good and simple clothes. He likes cotton shirts and trousers and matching shoes and socks. He has a huge collection of shoes, which he has from world over. "Every year I order things of his choice. He is not a materialistic man. He doesn't like expensive gifts. My one consistent gift to him every year is my love, which keeps intensifying," she said.