Actor Aasif Khan , who was recently hospitalised, has been discharged. The Panchayat actor also clarifies that contrary to reports, he did not suffer a heart attack. “So first of all, I want to clarify—it was not a heart attack. It was gastroesophageal reflux disease . The symptoms felt like a heart attack, but I’m totally fit,” the actor tells us, putting speculation to rest.

For the unversed Aasif traveled from his hometown in Rajasthan to Mumbai, driving all day on Sunday. In the evening, he experienced chest pain, fainted in the bathroom, and was rushed to the hospital late in the evening.
Aasif says the doctors have advised him to change his diet and cut back on indulgences. “I’ve been told to stop eating dal baati, limit my non-veg, and work out more,” he quips.

He insists the health scare won’t affect his work. “I don’t think it should impact my work. Something or the other happens in everyone’s life. People move on,” he adds.

What the health scare did give him, however, was an unexpected detox from the digital world. “I was away from my phone and it felt good. I’ve got so many messages—it’ll take me a month to reply to everyone. I didn’t expect so much love. It was very emotional,” he concludes.