Yeh Hai Mohabbatein And Jodha Akbar Actor Lokendra Singh's Leg Amputated Due To High Diabetes
Many actors, in the recent past, have opened up about the financial crunches they had been facing, especially after the pandemic. The most recent case happens to be that of Lokendra Singh, who has appeared in many TV shows such as Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Jodha Akbar.
The 50-year-old’s leg has been amputated last week due to high stress levels which shot up his blood sugar beyond dangerous limits. The actor is facing a major financial crisis due to a lack of work and his deteriorating health.
In an interview with ETimes TV, Lokendra shared, "I could do nothing. I was working so well before the COVID pandemic, work started decreasing a lot and there was a certain amount of financial stress at home."
He further said, "It all began when I developed a corn in my right foot and I neglected it. It became an infection that percolated into the bone marrow and in no time, had spread in my body. I developed gangrene. The only way to save myself was to get the corned leg amputated till the knee."
Singh’s surgery lasted for five hours and was conducted at Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai. The actor revealed that he has got financial aid through CINTAA. He added that the cine body has been calling up to know about his health and are providing motivation.
Looking
back,
Lokendra
said
that
he
wished
he
had
taken
better
care
of
his
health,
"I
wish
I
had
taken
care
when
my
diabetes
began
about
10
years
ago.
We
actors
often
have
no
fixed
timings
when
shooting
and
our
erratic
hours
of
lunch
and
work
have
an
adverse
effect
on
our
health.
Add
this
to
the
stress.
All
this
leads
to
diabetes
and
not
if
you
are
fond
of
sweets," he
said
Besides
having
acted
in
many
TV
shows
including
CID
and
Crime
Patrol,
Lokendra
has
also
appeared
in
Bollywood
movies
such
as
Jagga
Jasoos
and
Malaal