Salman Khan recalls going through trigeminal neuralgia pain for more than 7 years: 'I had to hurt myself…'

Salman Khan recently appeared on the chat show "Two Much" with Twinkle Khanna and Kajol, alongside Aamir Khan. However, the provided information doesn't mention him discussing his experience with trigeminal neuralgia or the film Partner with Lara Dutta on the show. Instead, Salman Khan was seen having fun and poking fun at his acting skills, joking that he's only surviving on three expressions that are still in date.

Salman Khan reveals dealing with trigeminal neuralgia pain

While speaking with the hosts Twinkle Khanna and Kajol, Salman said, "You've got to live with it. There are a lot of people living with bypass surgeries, heart conditions, and many more. When I had trigeminal neuralgia, that pain used to be... You would not want your biggest enemy to have that pain. I had it for seven-and-a-half years. It used to pain every 4-5 minutes. It would happen suddenly, while talking... It used to take me about an hour and a half to have my breakfast, and I used to go straight to dinner. For an omelet, because, I couldn't chew it, I had to force myself, hurt myself, take as much pain, so I could get rid of the meal."

He mentioned that he first experienced the pain on the sets of 'Partner' (2007) with Lara Dutta. "I was doing Partner. Lara was there. She removed a strand of hair on my face and I felt pain. I joked that 'Wow Lara, you're electrifying!' That's when it started," he said.

Salman reveals taking painkillers

Salman Khan shared that people initially thought he had a dental issue. He was taking 750 mg of painkillers, which didn't help much. He mentioned that the pain would ease slightly with a drink or two. Salman reportedly underwent surgery for trigeminal neuralgia in 2011.

When Salman Khan opened up on his neuro conditions

In June, on The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix, Salman revealed he is dealing with three neurological conditions: a brain aneurysm, trigeminal neuralgia, and arteriovenous (AV) malformation.

Speaking on the show, Salman Khan said, "I'm out here breaking my bones every day - ribs are fractured, I'm working despite having trigeminal neuralgia, there is an aneurysm in the brain, yet I'm still working. There's also an AV malformation, and still, I'm carrying on."