Many
actors,
in
the
recent
past,
have
opened
up
about
the
financial
crunches
they
had
been
facing,
especially
after
the
pandemic.
The
most
recent
case
happens
to
be
that
of
Lokendra
Singh,
who
has
appeared
in
many
TV
shows
such
as
Yeh
Hai
Mohabbatein
and
Jodha
Akbar.
The
50-year-old’s
leg
has
been
amputated
last
week
due
to
high
stress
levels
which
shot
up
his
blood
sugar
beyond
dangerous
limits.
The
actor
is
facing
a
major
financial
crisis
due
to
a
lack
of
work
and
his
deteriorating
health.
In
an
interview
with
ETimes
TV,
Lokendra
shared,
"I
could
do
nothing.
I
was
working
so
well
before
the
COVID
pandemic,
work
started
decreasing
a
lot
and
there
was
a
certain
amount
of
financial
stress
at
home."
He
further
said,
"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,
had
spread
in
my
body.
I
developed
gangrene.
The
only
way
to
save
myself
was
to
get
the
corned
leg
amputated
till
the
knee."
Singh’s
surgery
lasted
for
five
hours
and
was
conducted
at
Bhaktivedanta
Hospital
in
Mumbai.
The
actor
revealed
that
he
has
got
financial
aid
through
CINTAA.
He
added
that
the
cine
body
has
been
calling
up
to
know
about
his
health
and
are
providing
motivation.
Looking
back,
Lokendra
said
that
he
wished
he
had
taken
better
care
of
his
health,
"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
and
not
if
you
are
fond
of
sweets,"
he
said