‘A
couple
of
hours
before
I
was
to
board
the
flight,
I
felt
completely
handicapped
and
paralysed.’
‘I
wasn’t
able
to
go
to
the
restroom
on
my
own.’
‘I
wasn’t
in
any
condition
to
speak
or
walk
or
even
eat.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Janhvi
Kapoor/Instagram
Janhvi
Kapoor
recently
had
a
health
scare
and
had
to
be
hospitalised.
“I
think
I
was
exhausted
and
my
immunity
was
very
low,”
Janhvi
explains
to
Subhash
K
Jha.
“Since
the
promotions
of
Mr
&
Mrs
Mahi
started,
I
haven’t
really
had
a
break.
I
have
been
traveling.
I
shot
three
songs
and
am
rehearsing
for
my
fourth.
All
this,
within
the
span
of
a
month.
“Then
I
went
to
Chennai
for
half
a
day
for
an
event
and
I
think
I
ate
something
funky
at
the
airport.
Initially,
we
thought
it
was
a
stomach
bug
but
it
really
wasn’t
because
my
blood
parameters
were
all
over
the
place.
“After
my
stomach
settled,
it
was
just
bodyache,
weakness
and
shivering.”
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Janhvi
Kapoor/Instagram
So
what
exactly
went
wrong?
“Apparently,
my
liver
profile
was
way
off,
and
gave
doctors
reason
to
panic,”
she
says.
“For
three-four
days,
I
was
in
hospital
and
they
were
trying
to
figure
out
what
was
wrong
with
me
and
why
my
parameters
were
so
off.
It
was
quite
scary
because
when
you’re
on
a
hamster
wheel
and
covering
a
lot
of
ground,
you
feel
invincible
and
triumphant.
The
only
thing
I
was
worrying
about
is,
‘I
hope
I’m
going
to
dance
well,
I
hope
I’m
looking
fit
enough
for
this
song.’
“Then
suddenly,
a
couple
of
hours
before
I
was
to
board
the
flight,
I
felt
completely
handicapped
and
paralysed.
I
wasn’t
able
to
go
to
the
restroom
on
my
own.
I
wasn’t
in
any
condition
to
speak
or
walk
or
even
eat.
So
I
really
think
it
was
a
recalibration
that
I
needed.
My
body
needed
that
rest
that
it
got
in
hospital.”
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Janhvi
Kapoor/Instagram
Janhvi,
who
will
be
seen
in
the
thriller
Ulajh
next,
wants
to
warn
her
colleagues
who
push
themselves
beyond
limits.
“It
taught
me
that,
you
know,
all
of
these
things
are
great
but
you
need
to
respect
your
body
and
all
of
those
things
that
you
derive
your
vanity
from.
They’re
all
fleeting.
“You
need
to
listen
to
your
body.
Now,
I’m
back.
July
23
was
my
first
day
of
work.
I
am
still
quite
weak
but
yeah,
I’ll
get
there.”
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com
