Anupam Kher blacks out in New York, Salman Khan plays the saviour

Anupam Kher had a health scare in New York while attending an awards function earlier this month. A blind item in a Mumbai tabloid on Sunday morning had Anupam confronting the bull by the horns.

Reveals Anupam, Firstly it was not a heart-related ailment, meaning a heart attack as the blind item in the tabloid implies. Why so coy about it? I ve nothing to hide. We were all together in Salman Khan s room in New York when I had a blackout. I had not eaten anything for one and a half days big mistake and my sugar-level had fallen dangerously. This of course I didn t know when the blackout happened.

Salman Khan, who was with Anupam at the time when it happened, panicked. He called the para-medics who rushed in immediately. Laws in the US about medical emergencies during international events are very strict. No one can take then lightly. I told the para-medics I was okay, and didn t need any further treatment. But they insisted on a full medical investigation.

Anupam went through every possible test and declared in perfect health. The actor, who is this week seen as a Jaiprakash Narayan doppelganger in Madhur Bhandarkar s unjustly savaged Indu Sarkar, says Salman was a big help at the time of the health scare. He not only called for medical help he remained on alert all through. I am blessed to have friends like him in the film industry.