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New Delhi:
Rukul Preet Singh, who is ready for the release of the upcoming film My husband’s wifeRecently, after suffering from a serious spine injury in October last year, his challenging recovery journey was opened. In a special interview with NDTV’s Hardika Gupta, the actress shared her experience of staying in bed for a month and prepared to return to work.
ICYDK, Rakul retained the injury by trying to dedel 80 kg without a security belt. In the next few days, the pain intensified, eventually limited her to rest in bed for an extended period.
Speaking about the emotional toll of injury, he said: “So it was a straight two -month break. And post two months, I started, like, a strange shoot, but a proper shoot. December. I surrendered. I surrendered. , And I said, okay.
“But, of course, of course, there are days that are good. There are days which are bad. And, even when I was progressing, I was trying to dance, there were triggers who were very much Were not comfortable and, who would make me feel less or not, and everyone was delayed for me.
He also talked about the self-styled pressure of being functional and felt guilty of the delay, even though the situation was beyond his control.
For Rakul, the biggest challenge was the mental fight which was with his recovery. She revealed how her journey started from one point, where she could barely stand for a minute.
He said, “The journey was, I think the most difficult part was just mentally sorted, it was on it. And I started when I could barely stand for a minute and I didn’t really share it. But I could get up from bed.
As part of his rehabilitation, Rakul included Aqua Therapy in his routine. He credited his choreographers and physiotherapists to support him to help him go back into the dance.
“All of December, I was doing a lot of aqua therapy. So thank you for choreographers. They gave me steps in advance., And my physio checked whether there was someone trigger.”
Asked whether there was a special moment when she was ready to go back to work, Rakul admitted that she had pushed herself a little earlier, as much as she should have been.
“Oh no, there was no special moment. In fact, I pushed myself a little earlier. There was an incident that I went out. If we go out, it was my first incident after about a month. I barely Could sit on it.
He said that his recovery is still going on, about 10% of healing is left, but he remains optimistic about regaining his extreme fitness.
He said, “I think it is getting day-to-day recovery. Every day is getting better. Certainly, now I am very, much better. I think I have about 10% left. , But I am much better I can do everything.
Rakul also highlighted the psychological effects of back injuries, which are often not discussed openly. She admitted that she still feared, but she takes a step at a time.
“Back and back trauma is such a serious thing and people do not talk about it. At any time your body goes through a shock, your brain is super scared. So still, I just just to sit on a low couch Super G was scared. I am still not ready for him.