The actor was filming for a Prabhas film when he was bitten by either a bug or a poisonous spider on the Hyderabad set. After the shoot was completed for the day, the actor was in conversation with local technicians in an area surrounded by dense vegetation when he first felt a bit. Later, Sudipa Chatterjee shared a note on social media, which was later taken down, which explained his condition. The now deleted note also revealed that the infection spread from Sharma’s toe to his right knee, with large blisters developing over the affected area.
