Veteran actor Arun Bali hospitalised for treatment of rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis

Veteran actor Arun Bali has been diagnosed with the rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis. He is undergoing treatment for the same at Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai.

Veteran actor Arun Bali, who impressed everyone with his performances in many Bollywood films, is not keeping well. The 79-year-old actor is suffering from a rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis. He is currently admitted to the Hirnandani Hospital in Mumbai.

When Nupur Alankar spoke to Arun Bali over the phone, she noticed that he was not able to speak properly. She spoke to ETimes about Bali and said, "I was on call with Arun Bali sir when I sensed something is majorly wrong with his speech and pointed it out to him. After that I tried contacting his son Ankush, but couldn't get through. Then I called up Rajeev Menon who is Ankush's colleague and got his other number and I advised him to take Arun sir to the hospital immediately."

Veteran actor Arun Bali known for his roles in '3 Idiots', 'Kedarnath', 'Panipat' among many other films, has been diagnosed with a rare long-term neuromuscular disease Myasthenia Gravis. ETimes has learnt that the actor has been admitted to Hiranandani Hospital.

Arun Bali's daughter, Itishree, later spoke to Nupur and told her that her father has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis. It's a neuromuscular disorder that involves the muscles and the nerves that control them.

Myasthenia gravis is a type of autoimmune disorder, which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. In people with myasthenia gravis, the body produces antibodies that block the muscle cells from receiving messages (neurotransmitters) from the nerve cells. The exact cause of myasthenia gravis is unknown. In some cases, it is linked to tumors of the thymus (an organ of the immune system).

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