It may be all smiles for Bollywood at the BO, but personally, the stars have been fraught with health-issues one after the other. Whether it’s long-standing health problems like bad-backs or knees surfacing again or dealing with injuries on sets, it seems that these heroes are paying a heavy price for their herogiri.
First it was actor Shah Rukh Khan’s knee trouble during an awards function held abroad that made the star consider surgery. According to reports so bad was the pain that the star’s dance steps for his stage performance had to be altered to make it less painful for him.
Soon after, it was revealed that actor Hrithik Roshan’s knees too needed attention after it came to light that doing the heavy-duty action scenes had taken a toll on him physically. Then there’s superstar Rajinikanth who had to be hospitalised due to exhaustion and the shoot of his Rana with Deepika Padukone stands postponed. Actor John Abraham suffered severe injuries during the shooting of his upcomingForce and continues to work despite a fractured finger.
B-Town hunk Salman Khan too finally had surgery in the US to treat his Trigeminal Neuraglia after bearing the pain for seven years.
More recently, actors Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi and Rana Daggubati sustained serious injuries while performing for stunts in their respective films. The otherwise superfit star Akshay Kumar too had a medical emergency recently after complaining of breathlessness after performing a rather dangerous fire stunt.
Fitness trainers and action choreographers in the industry blame it on the strenuous physical activity that these stars put their bodies too.
“Their bodies are constantly under a lot of pressure, and there’s only a certain limit that the body can take it. They work out and push their bodies to the limit, but beyond a certain point, the body will fight back. Hence the problem of bad backs and knees. This is more with action stars and applies to the fittest of the lot. Their lifestyle too doesn’t allow them the luxury of regular food and sleeping habits, so all that only adds to the stress physically,” explain fitness experts.
