Aftab Shivdasani who revealed that he had contracted coronavirus has overcome the infection successfully. The Masti actor who was quarantined at home shared a special note on instagram as he stepped out from self-isolation. Sharing a post on Instagram, the actor wrote, "Hi everyone, I am very happy and relieved to be sharing with all of you that I did my Covid test again and by the grace of god, the reports came negative. Thank you all for your support and good wishes." Sharing the post, Aftab captioned it, "Grateful Om Sai Ram. Allah Malik." He also opened up about his experience of dealing with coronavirus for the last two weeks. Turns out, Aftab and his wife were prepping to leave for London just before he was tested positive.
In his interview to Hindustan Times, the actor revealed, hat when he first got to know that he was Covid 19 positive, he was shocked and felt disoriented. "For the first few minutes I was disoriented because obviously I didn’t know how to react. There were a thousand thoughts in my head. My entire schedule was going to go for a toss. We hear, speak and read about but until it happens to you it’s still news. There are so many theories going around Covid about how fast it’s spreading, the mortality rate, the medication… The fact that the whole world is unclear about this is a little bit worrying. Slowly I composed myself and decided to deal with it," Aftab said. The actor agrees that there is stigma attached to being Covid positive and adds that it shouldn’t stop you from getting tested. “You would rather know than not. It is not so bad and is just like a flu. It gets bad when you start panicking or worry too much which affects your health, invariably. Follow the doctors advise as their guidance helped. The other half of the battle is to hang in there and to be strong mentally. There is so much information out there and sometimes too much information too can have an adverse effect,” he says.