Mumbai, June 23
Veteran actor Rajesh Khanna was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital here today after his condition deteriorated.

His former actor-wife Dimple Kapadia told the media that Khanna, 69, was suffering from exhaustion. Doctors have been asked not to provide details about the actor's illness to the media and reporters have been barred from entering the hospital premises.

The actor was brought to hospital this morning for consultation with his regular doctor, who advised his hospitalisation.

Two days ago, Khanna had appeared in the balcony of his bungalow ‘Ashirwad’ and waved out to fans to scotch rumours of his ill-health. Though frail, he appeared to be in good spirits.

His employees had told reporters earlier that the veteran actor was suffering from loss of appetite and was not eating properly. The actor, who has been out of action for over a decade, was hospitalised earlier this year too.

Khanna appeared in a television commercial fan for a ceiling fan recently. Dimple Kapadia and their daughter Twinkle are at his side in hospital.

The actor has appeared in 163 films of which 106 had him as the solo lead hero and 22 were two hero projects. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the maximum BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) — four times and nominated 25 times. He was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.