After spending over a month-and a-half at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital, the matriarch of the first family of Hindi cinema, Krishna Raj Kapoor, 87, was discharged on Friday. She is now being attended to at her bungalow by a nurse and her in-house staff. Her eldest son, Randhir Kapoor, who lives in Deonar Cottage with her, has been keeping a tab on her health, while her second daughter-in-law, Neetu Kapoor, is greatly relieved with the latest developments. “I'm happy mummy is back at home at Deonar,“ she said.

Sources reveal that Mrs Kapoor, who had been hospitalised for age-related problems, had to be kept at the hospital because she complained of loss of appetite. “She was barely eating which made her weak,'' said a source. Her health gradually improved after she was administered enzymes needed to help her appetite. Once she started eating, she gathered enough strength to be discharged.

At the hospital, Krishna Raj Kapoor's daughter Reema Jain, Neetu, and granddaughter Nitasha Nanda (Ritu Nanda's daughter) had kept a constant vigil by her bedside. The trio also ensured a constant supply of simple, home-cooked food for the matriarch. Sons Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv also paid regular visits.

Neetu and Rishi will be shortly off to Vienna to attend a wedding and later to London for a vacation.