Apurva Asrani the person who is well-known for his outstanding work in Citylights, Snip! and Aligarh had been suffering from Bell’s palsy – a condition, where it leaves a persons face partially paralysed. He recently revealed his condition in a post on Facebook and wrote: “Almost two months ago, I woke up with the right side of my face completely paralysed. Fearing a stroke, I was rushed to the hospital, and after an MRI ruled that out, my condition was diagnosed as Bell’s Palsy -where the facial nerve is inflamed, causing loss of muscle movement. What causes this is still a mystery, but they gather that it could be a viral infection. Stress is a major factor and god knows I had more than my share of that in 2017.”
Apurva also talked about the fact of how seemingly healthy people could be suffering through undiagnosed ailments, in this note and wrote. “My heart goes out to actors and actresses, who project a perfect life but are crumbling on the inside-unable to show anyone the cracks. We see them happy, performing for us, laughing, dancing for us, and one day when they drop dead, we wonder how this could have happened so suddenly”
