Jodha Akbar actor Lokendra Singh Rajawat has lost a leg due to high diabetes.
The television actor who gained fame from the show played the role of Shamsuddin Ataga Khan in the TV soap.
A corn developed in his leg because of diabetes, which reached his bone marrow. As a result, in order to save his life, the 50-year-old actor’s leg was amputated last week due to high stress levels, which reportedly shot up his blood sugar beyond dangerous limits.
The actor has been suffering from diabetes and was stressed out about the lack of work and money. His surgery lasted for long five hours at Mumbai’s Bhaktivedanta Hospital. His leg has been amputated till the knee.
After the pandemic, he lost out on projects and work started decreasing.
Speaking with ETimes, Lokendra narrated his ordeal and shared that it all began when he developed a corn in his right foot and neglected it. He was quoted as saying, “It all began when I developed corn in my right foot and I neglected it. It became an infection that percolated into the bone marrow and had spread in my body in no time. I developed gangrene. The only way to save myself was to get the corned leg amputated till the knee. 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 also revealed that he has got support from CINTAA and a number of actors too have been calling him to know about his health and supported him in these difficult times.
He added that he now plans to go for an artificial leg but told ETimes, “the wound has to heal first”.
The actor also recently said that his son is suffering from a serious illness.
Lokendra’s younger son is suffering from Autism. The actor said although the diabetes has taken away his leg, he is more concerned about his younger son. His younger son is 13 years old and all his earnings were spent on his treatment. His wife too has left everything else and is only taking care of her son.
Lokendra further said that losing a leg is not bothering him much but the fact that his son’s treatment has stopped because of his illness that is what is actually troubling him. He said that he feels really bad when he sees his son in this condition.
The actor mentioned that his son keeps sitting in front of the TV for hours. He does not speak or understand anything. He does not even know that his father has lost a leg.
The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor said that now the responsibilities of his family lay on his elder son’s shoulders.
Apart from the serial, Lokendra has also been a part of a number of films. Lokendra is known for his roles in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, CID, and Crime Patrol, among others.
