Bollywood star Salman Khan told the media present at the Dubai launch of Tubelight’s first song, Radio, that he was suffering from a painful facial nerve disorder, Trigeminal neuralgia. The disease is also called the suicide disease because many patients develop suicidal tendencies.
He shared that at one point he himself felt suicidal, although he channelled his energies and worked harder. He said, “That’s one disease that basically has the highest rates of suicides…There is so much of pain…I suffered that,” and added, “So at that point of time, I realised that I need to work really hard. No matter how much pain you are going through.”
Salman first made the revelation about his medical condition in 2001,saying, “There is a flex and hoarseness in my voice, it’s not because I am drunk , I don’t drink during Ramadan , it’s because of this ailment. I’m doing fine. It’s just that now, I had no choice but to pay attention to my health.”
To understand the medical condition better, we spoke to Dr. Mohsin Wali, cardiologist and physician, and Dr. Deepak Agarwal, a consultant neurosurgeon, who provide the details on the disorder.
