Actor Dulquer Salmaan opens up about health issues: I was in pain

Actor Dulquer Salmaan, in a recent interview, explained that he took a break from work due to his health issues. Without explaining details about his illness, he said that there were some delays during the Lucky Baskhar shoot because of his health. Director Venky Atluri explained that the actor was in pain during the film’s shoot and waited for him to get better. Dulquer also stated that he couldn’t take up more projects because of his illness.
Speaking to TV9, Dulquer Salmaan talked about his hiatus and said, “I don’t like gaps. This year, I was supposed to do a couple of films. One got cancelled and one didn’t work out at the last minute. Then, I had health issues. We [Lucky Baskhar team] had delays because of that. My producer, director and everyone were so supportive. Once when we were shooting and if I was in some kind of pain, they’ll say ‘Sir, we’ll stop now. Don’t do this. Go home and take some time off. We’ll come back and shoot.'”
He continued, “A huge set was erected for Lucky Baskhar. If I insisted on continuing the shoot, they’d say that they don’t want to see me in pain. They were so supportive.”
Director Venky Atluri explained further and said, “We see him in pain. When we see him, we feel that we stretched our work to give him that pain. Actors usually work for 9-10 hours. There were days when I stretched it to 12-15 hours. We feel sad when he is suffering. I could see him in pain and he still wanted to make things work. He’d say it’s a huge set and didn’t want to make the crew wait. I’d say, ‘It’s okay sir. Health is important.’ We’ve become a family, it’s tough to see a good human in pain. The entire set, including light man, worked like it’s their film. For anyone who worked on this project, money was always a second priority.”
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Lucky Baskhar is a drama thriller, written and directed by Venky Atluri. Dulquer Salmaan plays the titular role, while Meenakshi Chaudhary, Ayesha Khan, Hyper Aadi and P Sai Kumar will be seen in crucial roles.
Produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinema, Lucky Baskhar will hit theatres on October 31 on the occasion of Diwali.