Salman Khan discloses multiple health conditions on TV

Salman Khan made a powerful return to "The Great Indian Kapil Show" yesterday, opening the new season as its very first guest. Dismissing speculation about his appearance, Salman looked remarkably fit, perhaps the best he has in recent times. Nevertheless, behind his composed exterior, he continues to battle serious health conditions.

During the episode, Salman spoke candidly about his various medical challenges. When host Kapil Sharma brought up the topic of marriage, Salman reflected on how difficult it is to accumulate wealth, and how a divorce could see a wife walk away with half of it. At 59, he said, he's still working despite his declining health and doesn't have the strength to rebuild his life and finances from the ground up if that were to happen.

Describing his condition in detail, Salman said, "I'm working every day with broken bones and fractured ribs. I'm battling trigeminal neuralgia, a brain aneurysm, and an AV malformation—but I'm still pushing forward." He added, "All of this is going on in my life. And if she gets upset one day, she could leave with half of what I've earned. If this had happened when I was younger, I could've bounced back, but starting over now would be nearly impossible."

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Salman had previously revealed his struggle with trigeminal neuralgia during a 2017 event in Dubai promoting his film "Tubelight". He described it as an intensely painful facial nerve condition, often referred to as the "suicide disease" due to the extreme pain and mental toll it can take on patients. The condition causes sharp, electric shock-like pain, typically on one side of the face, and can be triggered by everyday actions like eating, brushing teeth, or a gust of wind.

In addition, a brain aneurysm—a balloon-like bulge in a weakened blood vessel in the brain—can go unnoticed until it bursts, potentially leading to a life-threatening hemorrhagic stroke. Salman is also dealing with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare tangle of blood vessels that disrupts normal blood flow between arteries and veins, often located in the brain or spine. Though often present from birth, AVMs may not cause symptoms until they rupture, which can result in seizures, headaches, or severe neurological damage.