8 years ago, Salman Khan had saved Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Kavi Kumar Azad’s life

Actor Kavi Kumar Azad, who played Dr Hansraj Hathi's role in Sab TV's popular show 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' passed away on July 9 at a relatively young age of 46, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Turns out he had been neglecting his health issues since long and was also adamant on not losing weight. A latest report in Spotboye reveals how Salman Khan had settled his hospital bills eight years ago when Kavi was almost brought dead to the hospital. Salman had then took it upon himsef to bear all his medical expenses so that Kavi could undergo a bariatric surgery, which was highly needed at that point in time.

Salman has known Kavi's doctor since long because of his charitable work under Being Indian and that's how he got to know about his case. 

Speaking about Kavi Kumar Azad's case, Dr. Muffi said, “I had advised him a second surgery, which would have brought him down to about 90 kg. Thereafter, he would have had no obesity, sirf weight ko maintain karna padhta. His dad or brother used to accompany him. I had explained to them also. But kuch faida nahin hua, Kavi just did not agree. He would say I have to remain fat, so that I continue to look fat on screen. He said he won’t get work if he becomes thin."

"I yet insisted for the second surgery and told him that he can use padding on his body when he faces the camera. I told him that otherwise he was risking his life. But he didn’t listen. He said: 'How will I pad up my face? If I reduce, I will lose weight on face too. And then, I won’t get work.' In fact, I met him beech mein once and realised that he put on 20 kg back. I think he had become 160 kg. Again I warned him, but his argument was the same despite telling him that 'the last thing I want to hear is that you have again gone down that way.' After that, we lost contact.”