22 October,2026 09:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Aasif Khan (Pics/Instagram, X)
Panchayat and Paatal Lok fame Aasif Khan suffered a major health scare last year when he was hospitalised following a heart attack at the age of 34. His wife, Zeba, has now spoken out about the incident for the first time, revealing that he spent 21 days in the hospital. She also addressed the accusations, harassment and threats their family faced following the controversy surrounding his health after his fight with Qazi.
Zeba shared a throwback photograph of Aasif from the hospital along with a lengthy note about his health condition. "I stayed silent, hoping time would heal the hurt and people would move on. But the accusations and negativity directed at my husband and our family have made it impossible to stay quiet any longer. Having witnessed Aasif's pain firsthand, I feel I owe it to him and our family to share the truth. Yes, Aasif had a heart attack. A massive one. At just 34," she wrote.
"It breaks my heart that I now have to share his medical reports just to prove what he went through was real. I never imagined something so personal would have to be made public for people to believe him," Zeba added.
Zeba also addressed Aasif's statement that he was suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) rather than a heart attack, explaining that he had said so out of fear. "He worried that a serious health condition could cost him the projects he had worked hard for." She further expressed her disappointment over the way Aasif's health became a subject of ridicule.
Zeba mentioned, "Seeing his health turn into a joke and his honesty questioned is deeply painful. This has gone beyond criticism. We have faced vile abuse, death threats against Aasif and rape threats against our family. Nothing can justify this."
For the uninitiated, during the nomination task, Aasif nominated Qazi, giving him the tag of boring. Qazi couldn't take the criticism sportingly and started jumping and acting like a monkey. The argument escalated after Qazi pretended to have a heart attack, upsetting Aasif and other housemates. After the housemates became upset and the argument intensified, Qazi apologised to Aasif.
