The 59-year-old Padma Shri awardee took to Twitter to share the news and jokingly asked for sympathy from his followers.
"On my way for a minor 'cyst in the upper eyelid' surgery. Thodi sympathy mil jaye to shayad dard cum Ho jayega. Baki aapki marzi (It would be great to have some sympathy, rest is up to you)," he wrote.