Simran writer Apurva Asrani opens up about battling Bells Palsy following a stressful fight with Kangana Ranaut | Bollywood Life

Writer Apurva Asrani had suffered facial paralysis after his stressful fight with Kangana Ranaut. He had a public fallout with Kangana and mud-slinging over the writer’s credit while filming of Hansal Mehta’s directorial Simran. He has now recalled battling a form of facial paralysis called Bells Palsy after he got into a brutal verbal spat with Kangana. Also Read – RIP Sushant Singh Rajput: ‘I wish he had spoken up,’ says Apurva Asrani as he opens up on his struggles in the industry

“I spent almost 40 years of my life anxiously trying to make my career, my relationships & my health work. But the more I tried, the more I was exhausted. Navigating the big city, navigating traffic, I was always hurrying, because no matter how much I tried, I was always late,” Apurva wrote. Also Read – Aligarh writer Apurva Asrani buys a flat with partner Siddhant; hopes ‘LGBTQ Families To Be Normalised Now’ — view tweet

Without taking Kangana’s name, he continued, “Then at the cusp of turning 40, after a stressful fight with a leading actress, I was struck with #BellsPalsy, a form of bilateral facial paralysis. This was accompanied by severe vertigo & nausea. I was forced to stop everything, including the editing of #madeinheaven.” Also Read – Manoj Bajpayee to produce his next with National award-winning film editor Apurva Asrani – read deets

“I was forced to move out of the city, to slow down and to make myself my priority. I decided to only do work that stirred my soul, and to give up on the rat race. 3 years later, I thank God for pushing me towards a slow life. I know now that things meant to happen, will,” Apurva added, in separate tweets.

I spent almost 40 years of my life anxiously trying to make my career, my relationships & my health work. But the more I tried, the more I was exhausted. Navigating the big city, navigating traffic, I was always hurrying, because no matter how much I tried, I was always late. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/gV8pSPhb8v

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) December 14, 2020

Then at the cusp of turning 40, after a stressful fight with a leading actress, I was struck with #BellsPalsy, a form of bilateral facial paralysis. This was accompanied by severe vertigo & nausea. I was forced to stop everything, including the editing of #madeinheaven. 2/3 pic.twitter.com/e2v1NE5edo

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) December 14, 2020

I was forced to move out of the city, to slow down and to make myself my priority. I decided to only do work that stirred my soul, and to give up on the rat race. 3 years later, I thank God for pushing me towards a slow life. I know now that things meant to happen, will. ?❤️ 3/3 pic.twitter.com/ojkKVLf0v0

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) December 14, 2020

Although Apurva avoided taking names, the tension between him and Kangana Ranaut over credits for the 2017 film Simran is well known.

Apurva was reportedly unhappy with Kangana for claiming that she had co-written the script of the Hansal Mehta film. He had expressed at that time that he felt betrayed by the actress.

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