Veteran actor
Arun Bali known for his roles in '3 Idiots', 'Kedarnath', 'Panipat' among many other films, has been diagnosed with a rare long-term neuromuscular disease
Myasthenia Gravis
. ETimes has learnt that the actor has been admitted to
Hiranandani Hospital
.
Member of
CINTAA
,
Nupur Alankar
, who has know him for years was speaking to Arun Bali over a call when she noticed something amiss in his speech. Speaking to ETimes, she said, "I was on call with Arun Bali sir when I sensed something is majorly wrong with his speech and pointed it out to him. After that I tried contacting his son Ankush, but couldn't get through. Then I called up Rajeev Menon who is Ankush's colleague and got his other number and I advised him to take Arun sir to the hospital immediately."
Arun Bali's daughter later informed Nupur that he has been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a rare autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles. Expressing her concern, Nupur further said, "Today I received a call from Arun ji's number... he couldn't speak clearly at all. His daughter Itishree informed me about his condition. I am truly concerned. I pray for his fast recovery."