Apurva Asrani, the critically acclaimed writer best known for his work in 'Aligarh' and 'Citylights' is diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a condition where one side of the face gets partially paralysed. Announcing his condition via a Facebook post he wrote, "Almost two months ago, I woke up with the right side of my face completely paralysed. Fearing a stroke, I was rushed to the hospital, and after an MRI ruled that out, my condition was diagnosed as Bell's Palsy -where the facial nerve is inflamed, causing loss of muscle movement. What causes this is still a mystery, but they gather that it could be a viral infection. Stress is a major factor and god knows I had more than my share of that in 2017."

He even added a few photographs of himself in various stages of this condition.

His post further read ''At one point in his note, Apurva also talked about the fact that how seemingly healthy people could be suffering through undiagnosed ailments. "My heart goes out to actors and actresses, who project a perfect life, but are crumbling on the inside-unable to show anyone the cracks. We see them happy, performing for us, laughing, dancing for us, and one day when they drop dead, we wonder how this could have happened so suddenly."

He won a Filmfare award for Best Editing for the film 'Satya'. He was even awarded a National Award in 2001 for critically acclaimed film 'Snip'! We wish the writer a speedy recovery.