Sushmita Sen has spoken candidly about one of the most challenging phases of her life—undergoing angioplasty after doctors discovered a 95 percent blockage in one of her arteries, even as she was filming the final portions of her hit web series Aarya. In a recent podcast conversation with Divya Jain, the actress detailed the emotional clarity, personal strength and professional responsibility that defined her recovery.
Reflecting on how the health scare became a moment of reckoning, Sushmita shared, “When you suffer a heart attack and you are conscious through it, you kind of know how close you came to being on the other side of life. Once you cross that, you also know how far behind it is now, and you know the difference… In my mind, everything is transient, including a heart attack. If I were not to survive it, then there would be no story to tell, but if you have survived it, then no point sitting a harping about what happened then.”
She explained that she insisted on staying awake throughout her angioplasty, driven by what she called a deep need for control and awareness. “All my doctors will tell you, I was very impatient with them. I said I didn’t want to be unconscious during the procedure. The control freak in me doesn’t like losing consciousness; it’s also the reason why I survived the heart attack… I was conscious throughout that, and wanted to be conscious through the procedure… asking them to hurry up, because I wanted to go back on set. My entire crew was waiting in Jaipur.”
Her determination to return to work, she said, came from understanding the scale of responsibility she carried as the lead of Aarya. “When you headline a show, it’s not an ordinary job; you have the privilege of taking on the onus of a 500-member crew… I am concerned about the fact that their daily wages are stuck, and you cannot shoot without me… it took me 15 days negotiating with them, but then I was allowed to go back and film Aarya.”
Aarya, streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, is a crime-thriller co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi. Starring Sushmita in the title role, the series follows a woman who enters the criminal underworld to protect her family and avenge her husband’s death. The acclaimed show, produced by Ram Madhvani Films and Endemol Shine Group, has also earned an International Emmy nomination for Best Drama Series.
Sushmita’s account of her surgery and swift return to work highlights not just her resilience, but also her deep commitment to the people behind Aarya, a show that continues to earn global recognition.
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