Hrithik Roshan pens thoughtful note on “Male strength” after an injury; poses in crutches

Hrithik Roshan pulls a muscle in his lower back.

Hrithik Roshan took to social media to share his health update, the actor recently pulled a muscle in his lower back and has been put on crutches by medical professionals. Breaking the myth of his larger-than-life onscreen personas, Hrithik shared a deeply vulnerable moment with his fans. Hrithik shared on social media, "Good afternoon. How many of you out there ever needed to be on crutches or a wheelchair n how did that make you feel?"

Hrithik Roshan pens thoughtful note on “Male strength” after an injury; poses in crutches

Roshan further added, "I remember my grandfather refusing to sit on a wheelchair at the airport because it wouldn’t align with his own mental image of himself as “strong”. I remember saying “But Deda, its just an injury and nothing to do with how old you are! It will help heal the injury n not damage it further!” It made me so sad to see how strong he needed to be just to hide the fear n embarrassment on the inside. I couldn’t make sense of it. Made me feel helpless. I argued that the age factor is not applicable cause he needs the wheelchair for an injury and not his old age. He refused n kept the strong image on display for strangers (who literally didn’t care). It worsened his pain and delayed the healing."

Another excerpt of his post read, "There definitely is merit in that kind of conditioning, its a virtue. It’s the mentality of a soldier. My dad comes from the same conditioning. MEN are strong. But if you say soldiers never need crutches And even when they medically do, they must refuse, just for the sake of keeping the illusion of strong intact. Then I just think that the virtue has been stretched so far that it borders on plain stupidity."

The actor summarised his post with #beagiant #giantsdontgiveashit #strengthisgraceful

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Soon after Hrithik shared the post, social media was abuzz with fans and well-wishers wishing for Hrithik's speedy recovery.

Known to possess the spirit of a Fighter, Hrithik has overcome several health setbacks, fighting through his history with stammering, scoliosis and even brain surgery. The actor has soared higher in spite of the adversities. Fresh off basking in all the love for his latest release Fighter, Hrithik has recently shared in an interview that he will begin shooting for his next War 2.

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