Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Sushmita Sen Discusses Heart Attack and Surgery Experience
Actress Sushmita Sen had a big heart attack in February 2023 and needed surgery.
She said she decided to stay awake during the surgery because she likes to be in control and doesn't like to pass out.
She also mentioned that after her heart attack, she went back to working on her show, Aarya Season 3, just 15 days later.
Sushmita explained that going through a heart attack made her realize how close she came to not being alive.
Because she survived, she feels she has a lot of things to do, like managing her career and being a mom to her two daughters.
She believes that everything passes, and if you survive something big, there's no point in dwelling on it.
Instead, she focuses on moving forward.
Sushmita Sen suffered a massive heart attack in February 2023 while filming Aarya Season 3.
She had a 95 percent blockage in her arteries and underwent surgery.
Sen chose to remain conscious during her surgery.
She returned to work 15 days after experiencing the heart attack.
Sen expressed her motivation to keep going due to her busy professional and personal life as a single mother.
- Who
- Actress Sushmita Sen
- What
- Recalled staying conscious during surgery for a heart attack and returning to work soon after.
- When
- February 2023 (heart attack); Podcast interview (recollection)
- Where
- During surgery (unspecified location); Podcast interview (unspecified location)
- Why
- Sen stated that the 'control freak' in her dislikes losing consciousness and that she feels she has too much to do to dwell on the past.
- Event
- Massive Heart Attack and Surgery
- Date of Heart Attack
- February 2023
- Sushmita Sen's Condition
- 95% blockage in arteries
- Actress's Choice During Surgery
- Stayed conscious
- Return to Work
- 15 days after heart attack