Nisha Rawal: I’m human and do feel my heart breaking at times

After seven days in the hospital following major surgery for her leg injury, actor Nisha Rawal has finally returned home. While the 38-year-old had a tough time dealing with the situation as a single parent, she chooses to look at the brighter side of things.

“I was in the hospital for almost a week, but I did not want my son Kavish to be there as it’s not safe. On the first day, though, we got special permission from the hospital by telling them how I’m a single parent and Kavish needs me… I would have done it on other days as well, but his school started. However, we had breakfast and dinner together over video calls. I choose to look at it positively because I got to talk to him for hours. Otherwise, I only get a few minutes of video time with him because of work,” Rawal tells us.

Ask her if there are times when managing everything — child, health and work — as a single parent breaks her, and the Shaadi Mubarak actor says, “I’m human, and I do feel it at times. But when God takes away something, he gives you more. You have to understand ki woh kaunsi cheezein hain.”

Rawal, who has separated from her actor-husband Karan Mehra, says whenever she feels weak, she thinks of how single mums across the world manage their children. “I count my blessings and feel I’m very fortunate. I am content and Kavish is a happy child. That’s what matters,” she says.

Recalling the painful episode of getting injured during a cricket match, Rawal says, “I heard my bones cracking as I fell and I knew something major has happened. I was taken to the hospital and admitted immediately. My tibia broke into two, and the fibula had a partial crack. Had I not received first-aid, I would have broken my fibula and my foot would have hung loose.” For now, a rod has been inserted that goes from the actor’s knee to her ankle.

Talking about her recovery Rawal says there’s still a long way to go till she’s fully fit. “For some reason, I developed swelling three days after the surgery. But I really wanted to go home because I had told Kavish that mama abhi aayegi. I really wanted to see his face,” wraps up Rawal, who is on complete bed rest.

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