Popular TV shows- Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Jodha Akbar fame actor Lokendra Singh Rajawat has lost his leg due to high diabetes and lack of work and money. The 50-year-old actor’s leg was amputated last week due to high stress levels which shot up his blood sugar beyond dangerous limits, states a report in etimes.
His surgery which lasted for 5 hours was conducted at Mumbai's Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mira Road.
He shared that he was working well before the COVID-19 pandemic but faced financial crunch at home when shooting came to complete halt last year. Speaking with ETimes, Lokendra Singh narrated his ordeal and shared that it all began when he developed a corn in his right foot and neglected it. The actor further shared how the infection percolated into his bone marrow. He 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.”
He futher added, “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."
Lokendra Singh also mentioned that he got financial aid through CINTAA and shared that actors have been calling up to know about his health. He revealed that many actors motivated him in these difficult times.
The actor now plans to go for an artificial leg but says "the wound has to heal first".
Lokendra has been part of many TV shows like CID, Crime Patrol and others. He also featured in films like Jagga Jasoos and Malaal.
Lokendra is married and father to two kids.