I could've bled to death: Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan, who suffered a fall last month, has been forced to take a long break from acting. Unfortunately, it seems like he will need two more months to recover completely.

The accident has put him off his schedule for three months. “My foot is healing. The pain has reduced considerably. I am better and back at home. I will be welcoming visitors from Monday. Doctors were worried about the possibility of an infection after surgery and hence, the curfew. Now that the stitches are off, I can meet my friends,” says the actor.

The shooting of his movie Shabash Naidu, remains suspended. “I won’t be returning to acting any time soon. I’m still walking with support. I need to be able to  walk without support or an obvious limp. I guess I’ll need two months to recover fully.”

The accident, which broke Kamal Haasan’s leg, could have been fatal. “I fell from my favourite corner of my office which I had been using to brood in for years. It was at a height of 18 feet. It caved in, just like that,” he says, explaining that the floor under him collapsed.

“It was so silly. As silly as Amitabh Bachchan burning his hand during Diwali. After surviving Myasthenia gravis and a near-fatal injury during the shooting of Coolie, he was incapacitated by a firecracker, that left him with a bad injury.”

Haasan considers himself lucky. “It could have been much worse. After the fall, I was bleeding profusely. I could’ve bled to death. Luckily, there was someone in the office with me at the time.”