Remo D’Souza Opens Up About His Heart Attack In 2020: “Salman Khan Was There Throughout”

Remo D’Souza opened up about his heart attack, sharing how Salman Khan was a strong pillar of support during the health scare.

New Delhi:

Choreographer and director Remo D’Souza recently opened up about the terrifying heart attack he suffered in 2020 and how actor Salman Khan came to his aide. In a candid chat on Mashable India’s podcast with Mukesh Chhabra, Remo recounted how the incident occurred while he was at the gym, “I felt uneasy after stretching and the pain just wouldn’t go away. I started feeling nauseous, and my wife insisted we go to the hospital,” he said. Upon reaching Kokilaben Hospital, doctors informed him that he had suffered a major heart attack with 100 percent blockage.

 “I was laughing because I couldn’t understand how a fitness freak like me could have a heart attack.” The doctors, however, told him that his physical fitness was the only reason he had made it to the hospital on foot. “It was scary. May the lord not let anyone experience what I did,” he added.

The choreographer however said that Salman Khan was constantly on the phone with Lizelle, offering support from the moment Remo entered the operating room until he came out of the ICU. “Salman was there throughout. There’s a reason why he is so loved. He has a golden heart.”

“Salman was the main person, who was constantly with my wife on the phone, from the time I went inside the operation theatre to the time I came out, in the ICU and on the bed. He was there throughout on the call. There’s a reason why he is so loved. He has (a golden heart),” he said about Salman, whom he directed in Race 3.

Remo D’Souza recalled how the incident happened, stating that he was supposed to attend a Bigg Boss episode later in the evening. “I was in the gym when I started feeling uneasy. I didn’t work out, but after stretching I started feeling some pain which just wasn’t going. Later, I started feeling puckish. My wife said let’s go to the hospital and I didn’t refuse. When I reached the hospital, the doctor told me I have 100 percent blockage, it was a major heart attack.”

Remo said while his wife broke down hearing the doctor, he was “laughing” as he couldn’t believe how could he have a heart attack as he was a fitness freak. “The doctor said it is because I am fit that I could walk and come, anyone else would have not made it here at all. It was scary. May lord not show even my enemy what I felt.”

Remo D’Souza who began his career as a background dancer, is now a celebrated choreographer and filmmaker. He is known for his choreographing hit numbers for films like Kick, Zero, Bajirao Mastani, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, to name a few.

With Thanks Reference to: https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/remo-dsouza-opens-up-about-his-heart-attack-in-2020-salman-khan-was-there-throughout-6510179 and https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/remo-dsouza-recalls-his-scary-heart-attack-says-salman-khan-was-there-throughout-with-wife-lizelle-9554178/