Lokendra Singh Rajawat gets his leg amputated

Television actor Lokendra Singh Rajawat, who is known for the show Jodha Akbar, is going through one of the worst phases of his life. The actor had to get his leg amputated up to the knee due to high-stress levels that shot up his blood sugar levels beyond normal limits. In a recent interaction, Lokendra also revealed how the Covid-19 pandemic increased his woes by adding to his financial strain.

Lokendra, who has been a part of popular shows such as CID, Crime Patrol and Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, says, “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, spread in my body. I developed gangrene. The only way to save myself was to get the leg amputated till the knee.”

The 50-year-old actor went on to stress how the erratic work schedule of actors has an adverse effect on their health. He says, “I wish I had taken care when my diabetes began about 10 years ago. 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.”