Bollywood celebrities are far more than just their characters and we have a few very inspiring stories to share.
Take a look at these 6 celebs who survived various types of cancer with strength and bravery!
1. Sonali Bendre
Actress Sonali Bendre was diagnosed with ‘high-grade cancer’ in 2018 but she fought it with much determination. Her will to get back to her feel healthy has inspired countless people around. Now, Bendre has fully recovered and continues to firmly say, “I see the will to not let the C-word define how my life will be after it.”
2. Tahira Kashyap
Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap, who is a writer and a theatre director, was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer in 2018 and underwent a mastectomy procedure. Tahira remained strong and also embarked on a journey where she introduced to us an audio series called ‘My Ex-Breast’.
3. Anurag Basu
Director Anurag Basu, who is known for his fun-loving nature and can now be seen as a judge in Super Dancers, was diagnosed with promyelocytic leukaemia cancer. Scarily enough, in 2004 Basu’s consulting doctors had given him only two months to live as per a report.
However, that didn’t stop him from not just beating cancer successfully, but also coming a long healthy way after that as well.
