Naseeruddin Shah opens up about suffering from onomatomania. What is it?

Naseeruddin Shah recently talked about suffering from a condition called onomatomania. Here’s what you need to know about it.

Naseeruddin Shah recently opened up about suffering from a condition called onomatomania. The veteran actor revealed that it doesn't let him be at rest no matter how much he tries. So, what exactly is onomatomania? Well, it’s a condition where a person gets fixated on one word or phrase.

Naseeruddin Shah recently appeared on the YouTube channel Chalchitra Talks and talked about suffering from onomatomania. He said, “I suffer from an ailment called onomatomania. I'm not joking. It's a medical condition. You can check it in the dictionary.”

He further explained what happens to a person due to the condition. “Onomatomania is an ailment in which you keep repeating a word or a phrase, a sentence or a verse or a speech for no reason at all. Except that you like to hear it. I do it all the time so I am never quite at rest. Even when I am sleeping, I am going over some passage I love,” he said.

Naseeruddin Shah will be seen next in Arjun Kapoor-starrer Kuttey. He was last seen in Gehraiyaan. Directed by Shakun Batra, the veteran actor played Deepika Padukone's father in the film. Shah was also seen in the web series Kaun Banega Shikarwati, which starred Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan and Kritika Kamra, among others.

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