Updated On: 26 February, 2026 10:46 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Aamir Khan shared that Salim Khan is recovering steadily after undergoing surgery for a brain haemorrhage. Several film industry members and family have visited him as he remains under medical care

Aamir Khan and Salim Khan
Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan has been in the hospital for over a week. He was admitted to Lilavati Hospital for brain haemorrhage surgery on February 17. Since then, several members of the film industry, including Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, and Javed Akhtar, have visited the senior writer. Amid concerns over his health, Aamir Khan has shared an update on Salman Khan’s father.
At an event, while addressing the media, Aamir Khan said that he could not meet Salim Khan when he went to the hospital but spent time with the family. He said, “Main Salim sahab se milne gaya tha, hum sab dua kar rahe hain ki voh jaldi se theek hojaayen (I went to meet Salim Sahab, and we are all praying that he recovers soon) because he is in the ICU. I couldn’t meet him personally, but sat with the family.”