After
a
four-day-long
stay
in
Jaslok
Hospital,
Shabana
Azmi
is
finally
back
without
pain.
The
membrane
under
her
ear
had
caused
her
to
suffer
from
an
acute
pain
and
had
landed
her
in
the
hospital.
What
is
not
known
is
that
this
is
one
more
near-catastrophic
aftermath
of
her
weight-enhancement
for
Gurinder
Chadha"s
It"s
A
Wonderful
Afterlife.
Ever
since
she
burdened
herself
with
extra
35
kilos
to
look
like
a
well-fed
Punjabi
housewife
in
Chadha"s
film,
Shabana
has
fallen
prey
to
health
problems.
Who
would
have
thought
the
latest
complication
would
land
her
in
hospital?
Though,
Shabana
while
resting
at
home
maintains
a
diplomatic
'I-am-now-fine'
stance,
she
continues
to
be
vulnerable
to
illnesses.
After
her
latest
health
complication,
she
is
not
allowed
to
use
the
cellphone
for
some
time.
Shabana"s
husband
Javed
Akhtar
says,
“The
doctors
said
that
the
pain
was
caused
by
a
membrane
imbalance
triggered
off
by
a
drastic
gain
and
loss
of
weight." Everyone
knows
Shabana
was
required
to
gain
those
kilos
and
then
had
to
go
through
hell
trying
to
shed
them
because
of
various
weight-related
health
complications.
After
getting
back
to
her
original
shape
and
size,
Shabana
may
now
have
to
confront
health
ailments
associated
with
drastic
weight
loss.
The
membrane
imbalance
triggered
off
the
worst
pain
suffered
by
Shabana
in
her
life
till
date.
“And
for
what?
The
worst
film
of
her
career?" a
close
friend
asked
caustically.
Adnan
Sami
who
has
undergone
drastic
weight
loss
says
the
body
goes
through
tremendous
pressure
once
it
starts
losing
the
flesh.
He
says,
“It"s
called
body
shock.
The
appetite
remains
because
when
you
become
fat,
the
stomach
also
expands.
But
when
you
lose
the
weight,
the
stomach
remains
in
the
same
size,
so
it
has
to
be
filled
with
non-fattening
food.
I
don"t
know
whether
Shabana
took
expert
advice
before
gaining
and
losing
that
much
weight.
She
should
have."
Adnan
consulted
nutritionists
who
advised
him
to
go
on
a
high-protein
diet.
“I
could
eat
as
much
grilled
chicken
and
other
meat,
even
red
meat,
as
I
wanted.
I
was
forbidden
oily
food
and
rice/bread.
But
it"s
important
to
supplement
your
diet
with
the
right
food
while
losing
weight
drastically," adds
the
veteran
singer.