Pakistani actress Ushna Shah, renowned for her exceptional acting skills, has opened up about her struggle with prosopagnosia, commonly known as face blindness. This condition hampers her ability to recognize faces and remember names of individuals she encounters.
In a recent episode of her show, Ushna highlighted how Prosopagnosia is impacting her professional life, sharing an incident where she failed to recognize an actor she often sees at the gym.
She specifically mentioned her collaboration with actor Akhtar Hassnain in the drama series “Aakhir Kab Tak,” where he portrayed her uncle.
Following a false rumor about him mistreating animals, she refrained from speaking to him when she saw him at the gym.
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Later, while on the set of their drama, she again did not recognize him. When he inquired about her inability to identify him, she struggled to provide an explanation.
Additionally, Ushna revealed that she has difficulty remembering addresses, stating that if she walks just two blocks, she cannot find her way back.
She noted that her mother experiences similar challenges.
