Fatima Sana Shaikh has epilepsy, did you know?
On World Epilepsy Day, here’s a throwback to days when Fatima Sana Shaikh expressed about her epilepsy, saying “It pushes and drives me to work harder!”
Fatima Sana Shaikh Has Epilepsy, Here’s What She Said About It –
Fatima Sana Shaikh has always put her strong foot forward in her work. The actress despite dealing with epilepsy, has never made it become a hurdle in her work. Time and again Fatima has been vocal about her Epilepsy and also spreads awareness about the same.
Almost a couple of years ago, Fatima was asked if epilepsy affected her career aspirations, to which she said, “I mean I have to go a bit slow. But I can do everything. There are some odd and tough days. That slows me down. But I have been fortunate enough to work with people I have been dying to work with. And this has not affected my passion and neither have I ever compromised on any effort to do my best. In fact it pushes and drives me to work harder.”
The actress also said that her pet Bijlee is her therapy dog.
Fatima has been vocal about her struggle with epilepsy, how she has been coping with it, and what should and should not be done by an epilepsy patient. The actress always faced it with sheer courage and has always encouraged the people suffering from it to tackle it.
Upcoming Projects:
On the work front, Fatima will be next in Anurag Basu’s directorial ‘Metro In Dino’. Moreover, she is also shooting in Punjab for her upcoming ‘Ul Jalool Ishq’ with Vijay Varma.