Fatima Sana Shaikh Suffered Epilepsy: Aamir Khan's Dangal film actress Fatima Sana Shaikh has worked in very few films so far but she has a different identity. In such a situation, Fatima recently shared her experience and said that during the shooting of the film, she came to know that she has epileptic seizures. During this, the actress also said that many people thought that I do drugs and take drugs, let's know what she has to say about this.

Fatima gets epileptic seizures.

Fatima Sana Shaikh recently revealed that she had a disease, she publicly told how she was protecting herself from it in front of the camera during that time. Fatima, who played the role of Geeta Phogat in Dangal, said that she used to have epileptic seizures during the shooting of this film. In such a situation, she said that she often used to run away from the event to avoid epileptic episodes, but with time she prepared herself for the disease.

People think you are on drugs or something.

In an interview with Filmfare, Fatima said, 'I was diagnosed with epilepsy during the shooting of Dangal. At first, I was not ready to accept that I had a neurological disorder. That's why I did not take any medicine. I was afraid that I might have an epileptic attack in front of people. There is a lot of stigma around epilepsy. People think that you are either taking drugs, want to be in the limelight, or are battling ghosts and you should stay away from them.'

Paparazzi used to help co-stars without understanding

Apart from this, the actress thanked the paparazzi for understanding her and said, 'I used to have seizures once or. twice a week and the anxiety was very high before that. Flashing lights are a known trigger for epilepsy, although they do not always cause seizures. But, I was so scared that I stopped going to events and screenings. Eventually, I told the paparazzi about my condition, and they understood me. They insisted that they do not use flashlights when I was around. Sometimes, my co-stars could not understand, but the paparazzi understood.'