{
  "id": 4457649,
  "title": "Rahul Roy On Life After His Brain Stroke, Taking 8 Medicines A Day & Turning Vegan, Junoon 2, Getting Trolled And More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/rahul-roy-on-life-after-his-brain-stroke-taking-8-medicines-a-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T15:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/rahul-roy-on-life-after-his-brain-stroke-taking-8-medicines-a-day-turning-vegan-junoon-2-getting-trolled-and-more"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rahul Roy, once a celebrated actor with hits like Aashiqui (1990) and Junoon (1992), faced a decline in his career due to poor script choices and unsuccessful films. He made a comeback in the reality show Bigg Boss (2006) and won the inaugural season. However, in 2020, Roy suffered a brain stroke while shooting in Kargil. Now, he takes eight medications daily and follows a vegan diet, avoiding onion, garlic, milk, onion, garlic, and meat. Roy recently opened up about his recent trolling experience on social media, where he was criticized for dancing with a content creator. He revealed that his sister drafted his response to the trolls, who had mocked his reel. Roy is set to appear in Super Badshah on Kuku TV, playing an underworld don alongside Karanvir Bohra. He shared his journey of adaptation post-brain stroke and expressed hope for a potential Junoon 2 sequel.",
  "summary": "With Aashiqui (1990), Rahul Roy became an overnight star with a film whose songs are still hummed today. In the supernatural Junoon (1992), inspired by An American Werewolf in London (1981), he transforms into a tiger. But a few hits later, bad script choices and unsuccessful films at the box office led to his downfall. He made a return in the inaugural season of Bigg Boss (2006), winning it, but…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}