Fatima Sana Shaikh opens up about severe seizures during flight to US; reveals pausing filming for two major films: "Couldn’t get out of the bed"

Fatima Sana Shaikh, who’s is gearing up for to upcoming films Metro… In Dino and Aap Jaisa Koi, recently opened up about her epilepsy journey, sharing a dramatic incident that changed her life during a flight.

In conversation with Humans of Bombay, she recalled an incident when she had a major seizure attack during a flight to the US. She said, "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 give me a very high dose."

Fatima further disclosed that she was heavily sedated and immobile due to the strong medication she was taking to control her seizures. “They gave me a certain chemical and I was already on a different chemical. So in epilepsy you have to wean off one chemical before you can take another one. So, I was drugged out."

Fatima also revealed that she had to put two important films on hold—Sam Bahadur and Dhak Dhak—due to a medical emergency. She cried when someone from the team asked if she could go back to shooting because she couldn't even get out of bed at the time.