Veteran actor Pran who has been ailing for some time is back in hospital barely a month after he was discharged in November. And though his daughter Pinky, when contacted, maintains that he is better, friends of the family are not that optimistic about the veteran actor’s health any more. “He is getting on. Pran Saab is a fighter. But one can’t really fight old age beyond a point,” a colleague said. However the family maintains Pran Saab is recuperating in hospital.