Naseeruddin Shah reveals he is suffering from ‘onomatomania’; Know everything about this condition

Naseeruddin Shah was last seen in Shakun Batra's Ghahriyan.
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Naseeruddin Shah was last seen in Shakun Batra’s Ghahriyan.

Highlight

  • Naseeruddin Shah talks about a condition he calls onomatomania
  • Onomatomania is a disease in which you keep repeating a word or phrase

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah revealed in an interview that he is suffering from a disease called onomatomania. The actor shared that it is because of this condition that he keeps repeating a word or a phrase and is unable to relax even if he wants to. For those unaware, onomatomania is a disease in which a person utters a word or phrase continuously for no reason. While talking on a YouTube channel ChalachitraTalks, he spoke about his condition. “I suffer from a disease called onomatomania. I’m not kidding. It’s a medical condition. You can look it up in the dictionary,” he said.

Naseer even explained what the condition meant. “Onomatomania is a disease in which you keep repeating a word or phrase, sentence or poem or speech for no reason. Except you like to hear it. I do it all the time so I am never comfortable Even when I’m sleeping, I’m going some route I love.”

On the work front, Naseeruddin Shah was last seen in Shakun Batra’s film Gahraiyaan. They . played the role of Deepika PadukoneFather’s character in the film. The film also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday And have patience. Its streaming started on 11 February on Amazon Prime Video.

Shah was also seen in the web series Kaun Banega Shikarvati. The series also starred Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan, Anya Singh, Kritika Kamra, Cyrus Sahukar, Raghubir Yadav and Varun Thakur in pivotal roles. It is a drama based on the life of a royal king (Naseeruddin Shah) and his unhappy family.