Rakul Preet Singh revealed that her spine injury in October last year was a major setback, forcing her to be bedridden for a month. In an interview with NDTV, she spoke about the mental and physical challenges of recovery and how she prepared herself to return to work. Despite the struggle, she remained determined to bounce back, focusing on rehabilitation and fitness.
Rakul Preet Singh opens up on spine injury after 80 kg deadlift; says, “I could barely stand for a minute”
Rakul Preet Singh suffered the spine injury while attempting to deadlift 80 kg without a safety belt. The pain worsened over the next few days, eventually leaving her bedridden for an extended period.
Rakul Preet Singh opened up about the emotional toll of her spine injury. She said, “So it was a straight two-month break. And post two months, I did start, like, one odd shoot, but a proper shoot. I just shot actually one day in December. And then my entire journey was focused towards actually doing this song because we knew we were heading for the release of the film. So, of course, any injury, I think, sets you back emotionally. But, within the first week, I sort of surrendered, and I said, okay. This is a lesson, and this is a learning for me. And I’m gonna make a spine of steel, and this is my resolution for 2025.”
She added, “But, of course, there are days that are that are good. There are days that are bad. And, even while I was progressing towards, attempting to dance, there were triggers that were not very comfortable and, that would make me feel low about if I could do it or not and everyone delaying for me. So you sort of also feel bad for someone who’s a workaholic like me. You sort of feel bad that you’re letting everyone down, but you’re actually not it’s not in your hand. But then I am someone who really takes the credibility on myself to be able to push myself and deliver something.”
Rakul Preet Singh shared that the toughest part of her recovery was the mental battle. She recalled starting from a point where she could barely stand for a minute, making her journey back to work even more challenging.
She stated, “The journey was, I think the toughest part was just to sort of mentally, be at it. And I started from when I could barely stand for a minute and I’ve not really shared this but I could barely get up from the bed. I couldn’t sit for even a minute and my rehab began at that point. We were on mid-November and mid-Jan is when I had to shoot the song. So I exactly had eight weeks to be able to do everything.”
Rakul Preet Singh incorporated aqua therapy into her rehabilitation to aid her recovery. She credited her choreographers and physiotherapists for their support in helping her gradually ease back into dancing.
She added, “All of December, I was doing a lot of aqua therapy. So thanks to the choreographers. They even gave me the steps beforehand. So the way you’d actually warm up to dancing is that I was doing all the steps in the water, and my physios checked if there were any triggers. And if they’re comfortable in water after doing it a hundred times and there are no triggers, then that step is something, or those movements are something and those angles are something that I can do.”
Rakul Preet Singh revealed that there wasn’t a specific moment when she felt fully ready to return to work. Instead, she admitted to pushing herself earlier than she should have. She recalled attending an event after a month of recovery, despite still struggling to sit for long periods. Taking a flight for the event was especially challenging, as she experienced pain and had to stand during the journey. The discomfort triggered an emotional moment for her, as she feared how long it would take to fully recover, especially considering her otherwise fit and active lifestyle.
She added that her recovery is still ongoing, with about 10% of healing left, but she remains optimistic about regaining her peak fitness. She stated, “I think it’s been day-by-day recovery. Each day keeps getting better. Of course, now I am much, much, much better. I think I just have about 10% left, but I’m much better. I can do everything. I can work. I can get back to shoot. I’m not my fittest best, but I’ll get there.”
Rakul also highlighted the psychological impact of back injuries, which are often not discussed openly. She admitted that she still has lingering fears but is taking her recovery one step at a time.
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