Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who was hospitalised for pneumonia, is on the road to recovery and maybe discharged soon, said a source.

"He is doing fine now and has been responding well to the medicines. If things go well, he will be discharged soon...probably in the next three to four days," a source close to the actor's family, told IANS.

The 91-year-old was hospitalised Dec 6 night at Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre here.