Sunil Grover who suffered a heart attack in January has recovered fully now and returned to work with renewed spirit and health. Sunil did a stage show only a month after his surgery followed by shooting for a film a month-and-half later. The actor recently wrapped up the shoot of the movie Blackout. In his recent interview with BT he talked about his health and projects and shared, “ Kaam shuru ho gaya hai and it feels nice to be back to work.”
Sunil shared, “I had tested positive for COVID-19 and had mild symptoms. Later, I started feeling uneasy and consulted my doctor. I had to take an advance check-up as they suspected some trouble in my heart, and I underwent surgery. Whatever was good for me had to be done. Mera dil wapas dhadak raha hai aur mujhe breathe karne mein aur zyada maza aa raha hai (smiles). I am feeling healthier and more energetic. I am more focused, value works much more, and the luxury of going back to the set.”
Talking about how the phase changed him and his perspective on life and work, he said, “For 15 days after the surgery, I became extremely humble and full of gratitude (laughs!). Bada hi sweet ho gaya tha main aur aisa lag raha tha ki sabki respect karu, life hai gratitude rakho. Now, I feel the intensity has become less, but it’s still there and will remain till the end.”
He added, “It is normal in our industry — put make-up on, put on your outfit of the day and go on to face the camera with a smile on your face. But no one bothers about what’s going on inside. There is a parallel universe that’s running at its own pace inside us, and we mostly choose to stay blissfully ignorant of it. We tend to forget the truth. Even I did. We get caught up in our routine, work, commitments, and this life race and forget to be grateful for what we actually have. But I have realized now that gratitude is important. If you can drink water when you want, you are lucky, if you can sit up on your bed by yourself, you are lucky, if you can walk to the bathroom without anyone’s help, you are lucky. When you are lying in the ICU, and having to take the help of another person for these small little things that you take for granted every day, that is when you realize how lucky you have been all this while. Once that realization strikes, everything else — fame, career, money — feels like a bonus! After this experience, I would like to tell everyone to take care of our health, be grateful for what we have, and live with love… that’s about it.”
Sunil is currently busy with films but it doesn’t mean that he has deserted television. “What matters is what you are doing and not the medium. If you are enjoying your work and people are appreciating it, then the platform ceases to matter. I will definitely take up a TV project if something good comes my way,” he signs off.
