Fatima Sana Shaikh recalls mid-flight seizures: "I could not get out of bed and cried when someone called for a shoot"

Fatima Sana Shaikh, ahead of Metro… In Dino release, opened up about living with epilepsy and recalled a frightening episode of experiencing multiple seizures.

In an interview with Humans of Bombay, Fatima Sana Shaikh opened up about a severe epilepsy episode she experienced while travelling to the U.S. via Dubai. She shared, “I had a major episode when I had multiple seizures. I was travelling to the USA and it was via Dubai flight. I got seizures on the flight. Then I was taken to the airport hospitals, I was given the medication but then also my seizures weren’t stopping. Then they gave me a very high dose. I was on different chemicals and I was already on a different chemical. I was working on two different films then and I had to cancel shoots. I could not get out of bed and cried when someone called for a shoot. My emotions were all over the place. I was like this is my reality now. At that time I accepted that this is my disease and people also should know about it as it will help others.”

She further added, “There are kids who have multiple seizures in a day. Their lives are hampered and it is heartbreaking. They do not get perks that fall under special needs category, in education. I also understood much later… imagine the ones who are underprivileged. They have no access to education and even to medicines. There is a lot of stigma attached it. I have some following so I can say that if I can use that in some way then that’s completely okay.”

Fatima Sana Shaikh will next be seen in Metro… In Dino, directed by Anurag Basu.The film features an ensemble cast including Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Neena Gupta, with music composed by Pritam. It is slated for a theatrical release on July 4. Fatima will also star alongside R Madhavan in the romantic comedy Aap Jaisa Koi, which premieres on Netflix on July 11.

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