Rahul Roy's speaking ability affected after brain stroke, actor to undergo surgery

Aashiqui star Rahul Roy has reportedly suffered a brain stoke while shooting for a film in Kargil. The actor has been admitted to the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai. Rahul was shooting for his film LAC - Live the Battle. He suffered the brain stroke due to extreme weather condition in Kargil.  The actor was airlifted to Mumbai from Srinagar after his health deteriorated. According to The Times of India report, Rahul is now suffering from impaired speech, called aphasia, and will have to undergo a surgery soon. The surgical procedure is called stenting. Aphasia is a condition that robs one of the ability to communicate. It can affect one's ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written. Aphasia typically occurs suddenly after a stroke or a head injury.

Nishant Malkani, who plays the lead role in LAC: Live the Battle in Kargil, was with Rahul Roy when he started behaving unusually on shoot in Kargil. Talking to The Times of India, Nishant said, "It all happened on Tuesday. He was alright when we all went to sleep on Monday night. I think the weather got to him, it's extreme conditions out here in Kargil where we are shooting. The temperature is -15 degree centigrade. "He added,

"Rahul was a bit dull on Tuesday initially, and we suddenly observed that he was not able to deliver his dialogues. He was not forgetting them but he was groping for words to complete sentences, he just could not form sentences. Then, around evening, he started to behave little unusually, idhar udhar dekhne laga and we strongly sensed that something was wrong. "The 52-year-old actor was then sent to a military hospital in Kargil and a CT scan was done on Wednesday morning to diagnose Rahul's condition. With military's help he was airlifted in a helicopter to Srinagar on Thursday from where he was rushed to Nanavati Hospital's ICU in Mumbai. The Aashiqui actor plays a colonel in the Nitin Kumar Gupta film, which stars Nishant in the lead role. They were in Kargil for a 17-day shoot. They had two more days to go when Rahul's health condition deteriorated. The crew hopes to get back by Tuesday (December 1).