Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen has once again proven her strength, resilience, and unwavering commitment to her craft. The actress, who suffered a heart attack in February 2023 while shooting for Aarya Season 3, has now revealed shocking details about her medical ordeal. According to reports, the 49-year-old actress had a 95% artery blockage, which required immediate surgery. What surprised many is that Sushmita chose to remain fully conscious throughout the life-saving procedure.
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Sushmita Sen Opened Up On Her Surgery
In a candid conversation on a podcast, Sushmita Sen opened up about her mindset during the critical operation. During this she revealed, “All my doctors will tell you I was very impatient with them. I said I didn’t want to be unconscious during the procedure. The control freak in me doesn’t like being unconscious. That’s why I survived the heart attack, because it was a choice between enduring it and remaining conscious, or falling asleep and not waking up.”
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Displaying extraordinary courage, the actress said she chose to stay awake because she wanted to be aware of everything happening around her. She added, “I was conscious and wanted to remain conscious during the procedure. I wanted to see what was happening. I went through that ordeal and kept talking to the doctors, asking them to hurry up because I wanted to get back on set. My entire team was waiting in Jaipur.”
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Sushmita shared that one of the driving forces behind her quick recovery was her sense of responsibility toward her team on Aarya. As the lead actress, she emphasized the pressure of carrying a show with a large crew relying on her presence. She explained, “When you’re the lead in a show, it’s no easy task. You’re responsible for a crew of 500 people. They’ve all been so nice and understanding, but I was worried that their wages were stuck and they couldn’t shoot without me. I was fine, I had done what I had to, so I had to move on.”