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| They lived to tell the tale... | ||
| Farhana Farook | ||
| Mandira Bedi shudders at the thought of the severe asthma attack she suffered this January in Bangalore. She says, "The air in Bangalore has lots of pollen. It left me desperately gasping for oxygen. My parents were on a flight and Raj's (her husband) phone was switched off. While the driver rushed me to the hospital, for a split-second I felt that I wouldn't see my family again." Having lived in Punjab, Divya Dutta has witnessed terrorism at close quarters. But her most haunting memory is of a different place. "I was in Kashmir with my family when suddenly a group of people came running and told us that terrorists were killing people. We took refuge in a police station for four hours. I never went to Kashmir again." Know the reason for Madhur Bhandarker's hydrophobia? When he was 14, Madhur jumped into a pool and slipped into deep waters — and he didn't know how to swim! He recalls, "I lost control and began gasping. But something pulled me up. I screamed loudly and was helped." When director Sanjay Gupta met with an accident, he knew about his critical condition. He recalls, "My ribs were broken, my spleen ruptured but my spirit was intact. What doesn't break you, makes you. I was always close to God but after this I've grown closer to friends and family." Sometimes life does offer a second chance. k_farhana@dnaindia.net |
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