On Tuesday Shenaz Treasury shared on her Instagram Stories that she has been diagnosed with prosopagnosia. She also said that he had trouble remembering people’s faces but remembered them with the help of their voices. Shenaz is known for her portrayal of Alisha in the 2003 film Ishq Vishq.
On her Instagram Stories, Shenaz wrote, “I’ve been diagnosed with prosopagnosia 2. Now, I understand why I’m not able to put faces together at all. It’s a cognitive disorder. I’m constantly ashamed that I can’t understand faces. I can understand voices.” On another slide, she wrote, “Signs and symptoms of face blindness/prosopagnosia. 1. You fail to recognize a close friend or family member, especially when you didn’t expect to see them. Yes, that’s me. It takes me a minute to register whether it’s male or female. Sometimes even a close friend I haven’t seen in a while.
She added, “You have situation recognising neighbours, friends, coworkers, clients, schoolmates. People you be aware of expect you to realize them. Failing to recognise someone would possibly make you seem aloof. Many sufferers file losing friends and offending coworkers due to the fact they have failed to recognise them. This is me.” Shenaz also wrote, “So you confuse characters in movies or on tv more so than other people? Yes, I do. I can’t tell the difference if two characters have the equal top and build and hairstyle.” She concluded via saying, “So now please apprehend that this is a real disorder and not me being aloof or snobbish.” She called it a “real Genius issue.”
Shenaz is currently working as a travel blogger. She made her Hindi film debut with the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Ishq Vishk. She later acted in films like Umar, Aagey Se Rigte, Radio, Love Ka The End, Delhi Belly and many more.
