Actor Fatima Sana Shaikh, who had previously shared that she suffers from epilepsy, recalled the day of the incident and called it the most difficult time. She said that she had five clusters of seizures when she was all alone.
Talking to Hindustan Times, the actor said that she was frightened when she got the seizure. She said, ‘It kept my work and life on hold. For me this was a big jhatka, I really thought I’m lucky that I survived. I’ve had big episodes in the past, but this was the most difficult as I was all alone. Now I cannot travel alone, I need someone with me.’
She further mentioned that she hasn’t hidden her health condition, but never got a chance to talk about it. She stated, ‘I’ve not hidden it, but kabhi mauka nahi mila. I took some time to understand what it was. There’s so much stigma attached. You think log sochenge that you have an ailment. I didn’t want people to think I’m weak. I was scared that if I tell people that I have this then I will not get work. I, also, didn’t want to accept that I have a neurological condition.’
The actor also mentioned the reason for not being open about it and said, ‘People in the rural areas think drugs kar liya, devi chadh gayi. People don’t get married because people don’t know about it. They cannot work, because you become a liability. That is the reason I wasn’t talking much about it or telling anyone about it.’
Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which brain undergoes a period of instability and hence results in seizures and loss of consciousness.
On the work front, Fatima Sana Shaikh will be next seen in Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Sam Bahadur’ alongside Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra. She also has Taapsee Pannu’s production venture ‘Dhak Dhak’.
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