India, Nov. 19 -- Sushmita Sen turns 50 today, November 19. The former Miss Universe looks stronger than she did a decade ago, and she credits two things for that - discipline and a routine she rarely breaks. Just about two years after suffering a heart attack and years after battling Addison's disease, the Main Hoon Na actor still shows up for her workouts, even when her health history could have given her an easy excuse to slow down.

The actress has spoken often about the years she fought Addison's disease. They were not pretty. Sushmita once said the phase was "traumatising," and yet she rebuilt herself brick by brick.

Today, she posts motivational notes and workout clips like someone who has walked the hard road and refuses to dim h...