Hrithik Roshan's brain surgery successful, says doctor

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan successfully underwent surgery in Mumbai
on Sunday to remove an old blood clot on
the brain surface. He is in post operative
care right now and has been advised three
weeks of rest.

Dr VK Mishra, who was attending to the
actor, confirmed that the operation had
been successful. "The operation (brain
surgery) has been successful. He is fully
conscious," he said. He also revealed that
the actor had injured himself while performing a stunt scene a couple of
months ago but did not take it seriously.

Hrithik, who was originally supposed to
leave for Prague on Sunday for a schedule
of his film Bang Bang, had been complaining of persistent nagging
headaches. His family decided to get an
MRI done. The test confirmed a clot behind
his lobe. After consultations with doctors,
Indian and a neurosurgeon from abroad
operated on him at the Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. An hole was drilled
in his skull
and the blood sucked out under local
anesthesia.

Apparently the condition is quite common
among athletes and boxers. The 39-year-old was wheeled out of the
operation theatre around 3 pm at the
Hinduja Hospital. His parents and wife
Sussanne were present throughout the 50-
minute neuro-surgery to correct the
chronic subdural hematoma condition.

Hrithik's father Rakesh Roshan said: "The
surgery is over and Hrithik is fine. He
should be out of the hospital in the next 48
hours." Hrithik is out of danger and on way to
complete recovery, he said.

Before the surgery, Rakesh Roshan told
IANS: "It's a clot between the brain and
the skull. So basically it's a clot in the brain.
He will undergo the surgery around 2 pm or
2.30 pm. In medical terms, it's called
chronic subdural hematoma. Me and my entire family is with him."

Hrithik, who has starred in films like Krrish and Agneepath, also
informed everyone about the surgery through his post on
Facebook. On June 27, Hrithik unveiled the first look
of his superhero film Krrish 3 on Facebook. The much anticipated
sci-fi thriller is set to
hit the screens on November 4, a day after
Diwali this year.

Apart from that, Hrithik is also associated
with Dharma Productions Shuddhi, scheduled to go on floors end-2013, and
Fox Star Studios' Bang Bang. "Fox Star Studios joins millions of
superstar Hrithik
Roshan's fans and well-wishers across the
world in wishing him a speedy recovery.
Hrithik's health and well-being is the top
priority at this moment. As a consequence,
the shoot of the upcoming third schedule of Siddharth Anand's Bang
Bang has been moved forward. We shall update the dates
of the new schedule at an opportune
time," said a statement from the banner.
This is not the first time, Hrithik had a
surgery. A couple of years ago, he went in
for a knee surgery in the US.