Overview

• On June 21 on The Great Indian Kapil Show the 59-year-old actor disclosed he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a brain aneurysm and an arteriovenous malformation.
• He said he continues to work in films despite fractured ribs and intense facial nerve pain without slowing his shooting schedule.
• Trigeminal neuralgia causes sudden, severe facial pain, a brain aneurysm is a bulge in a cerebral blood vessel at risk of rupture and AV malformation is a tangle of vessels disrupting normal circulation.
• Medical specialists warn that untreated aneurysms or AV malformations can lead to hemorrhagic stroke or permanent neurological damage.
• Experts stress that timely screening, stress management and lifestyle adjustments are critical to preventing serious complications.