Rajesh Sharma has finally cleared up the mystery surrounding the health scare that put him in hospital in July 2026. Contrary to reports that he suffered a poisonous insect or spider bite while shooting for Prabhas’ upcoming film Fauzi at Hyderabad’s Ramoji Film City, Sharma says nothing happened on the film set. The actor told NDTV that he had been dealing with a long-standing skin problem on his right leg. After returning to Kolkata, the problem developed into an infection while his blood sugar levels were very high, and his condition became serious enough to require hospitalisation.

His clarification is significant because the insect-bite theory dominated entertainment headlines for days in July, despite the Fauzi team and Sharma’s own assistant disputing it almost immediately.

Rajesh Sharma Hospitalised in July: What Actually Happened?

Speaking to NDTV in an interview published on September 7, Sharma directly rejected the earlier reports. “It’s false news. Nothing happened on Prabhas’s film set,” he said, adding that neither Prabhas nor the production unit was responsible for his condition. According to Sharma, he completed his work in Hyderabad and flew back to Kolkata without experiencing any serious medical emergency during the shoot. His health deteriorated a day or two later.

He explained that he had suffered from a skin problem on his right leg for a long time and said the infection developed from that existing condition. He also acknowledged that his blood sugar was extremely high and that he initially failed to appreciate how serious the situation had become. That account is substantially different from the version that first circulated in July.

What Did Rajesh Sharma Say About His Diabetes?

The actor specifically linked the severity of the episode to his high blood sugar. He told NDTV that after reaching Kolkata, the condition became serious because his “diabetes was very high” and he had not taken it seriously at first. India Today reported the same clarification on September 8, describing the illness as a long-standing leg skin problem that worsened into an infection while his diabetes levels remained high. The distinction is important.

Sharma is saying:

• He already had a skin problem on his right leg.
• An infection developed from that problem.
• His blood sugar was very high.

• His health deteriorated after he returned to Kolkata.

  He denies being bitten by an insect while filming. There is no need to add a separate medical diagnosis beyond what the actor himself has disclosed.

How Did the Insect-Bite Story Begin?

The original reports appeared on July 8. At the time, actress Sudipa Chatterjee shared a statement claiming that Sharma may have been bitten by an insect — possibly even a poisonous spider — after filming at Ramoji Film City. The account said he had been speaking with local technicians in an area with dense vegetation after pack-up when he apparently felt something bite his leg. The statement further claimed that his condition worsened while he travelled back to Kolkata, with fever, breathlessness and an infection in his leg.

That version was widely picked up by entertainment outlets and quickly became the dominant narrative. Sharma has now said Sudipa posted the information out of concern but had been wrongly informed. The Instagram statement was subsequently deleted.

Fauzi Makers Denied Any On-Set Accident

The Fauzi production team had already challenged the story in July. On July 9, the makers said they were unaware of any injury or medical emergency involving Sharma during filming.

They said the actor had completed his scheduled scenes around a week before reports of the hospitalisation appeared and had already returned home. The team also said no member of the production had received any formal information indicating that an accident or insect bite occurred during the Hyderabad schedule. Sharma’s new account now broadly matches what the production had been saying from the beginning. Nothing serious happened to him on the set, according to both versions.

His Assistant Had Also Disputed the Story

There were warning signs even in July that the insect-bite account might not be accurate. Sharma’s personal assistant, Subhashish Panda, was quoted as saying that the actor had been admitted because of swelling in his leg associated with his diabetes and that no such incident had taken place during the Fauzi shoot. The assistant described reports connecting the illness to the Hyderabad production as baseless. That meant two conflicting narratives were circulating almost simultaneously:

One suggested a potentially dangerous insect bite on a film set.

The other said the actor’s health problem was related to an existing condition and high blood sugar.

The more dramatic version travelled much further.

Where Was Rajesh Sharma Treated?

Sharma was treated at Manipal Hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata. During the July health scare, reports said he was kept under close observation because of fever, breathing problems and a worsening infection in his right leg. His blood sugar and breathlessness later came under control. He was discharged around the middle of July and continued recovering afterwards.

The July coverage itself illustrates how quickly an unverified cause can harden into apparent fact. Several reports continued describing the problem as an insect bite even after the film’s makers and his assistant had challenged that account.

How Is Rajesh Sharma Doing Now?

There is good news in the latest update. Sharma told NDTV that his treatment has finished and he is currently recovering. He said he hoped to return to work within about a week.

That makes the September clarification both a health update and an effort to clear the names of Prabhas and the Fauzi production team. The actor was explicit that they were not responsible for his illness.

Why the Clarification Matters

Celebrity health stories frequently move faster than verified medical information. In this case, the phrase “poisonous spider bite” immediately created a dramatic narrative: a veteran actor allegedly injured on a major film set, becoming critically ill and needing hospital care. It even led the All Indian Cine Workers Association to call for an investigation based on the information then circulating. But the people closest to the production were disputing that version within a day. Two months later, the actor himself has now done the same.

That makes this less a story about an unusual accident at Ramoji Film City and more a reminder that early reports about celebrity health emergencies can change substantially once the person involved speaks publicly.

Was Rajesh Sharma’s Illness Connected to Prabhas’ Fauzi?

Based on Sharma’s own latest statement, no. He says:

There was no insect bite on the set. Nothing happened during filming in Hyderabad. The production team and Prabhas were not responsible. Instead, Sharma says his long-standing right-leg skin problem developed into an infection and his condition worsened after he returned to Kolkata while his blood sugar was very high. That is now the strongest first-person account available of why Rajesh Sharma Hospitalised reports emerged in July.

The actor is recovering, his treatment has concluded, and he expects to return to work soon. What began as an alarming story about a possible poisonous bite on a major movie set has therefore ended, at least according to Sharma himself, with a much less sensational explanation: an existing skin condition, an infection and dangerously elevated blood sugar — not an accident involving Prabhas or the Fauzi set.