Published 10:30 IST, August 15th 2020

From Sonali Bendre to Lisa Ray, Bollywood celebs who have battled cancer

From Sonali Bendre to Manisha Koirala, here a list of Bollywood actors who battled cancer through the years. Read further ahead to know more about it.

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Bollywood celebrities in past few years have been vocal about ir fight against several illnesses. One such instance is when celebrities were vocal about ir battle with cancer. Here are a few actors who have battled cancer in past.

Bollywood stars who battled cancer through years

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Rishi Kapoor

In various older interviews, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh h been vocal about  Bobby actor's cancer diagsis.  actor was being treated in New York for close to 9 months and whole treatment lasted for about 11 months. However, actor lost his life to cancer in April 2020.

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Irrfan Khan

Irrfan h shocked his fans all over world when he revealed that he h been battling neuroendocrine cancer. It was during this time Irrfan h asked his fans and media to grant him some privacy. late actor was reportedly flown to London to seek treatment which involved 6 cycles of chemo. actor was quite vocal about his battle and h spoken bravely about his condition.

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Sonali Bendre

Actor Sonali Bendre too h me a social media revelation about her cancer. She h mentioned that she h been diagsed with “High Gre” cancer. actor h also shared her bald pictures with fans on social media, keeping m posted about her battle from time to time.

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Tahira Kashyap

Wife of Ayushmann Khurana, director Tahira Kashyap too battled cancer. Like Sonali Bendre, Tahira too chose to document her battle with cancer online to inspire ors as well. director h taken to Instagram to reveal that she h been diagsed with St 0 breast cancer and was seeking medical treatment. Tahira Kashyap documented her fight by sharing several ims and kept fans posted about her battle.

 

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Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu too battled leukaemia and won his battle with cancer. director, who emerged victorious from battle, has been pretty vocal about his journey. In numerous interviews, he talked about his experiences and how he believed his best work came after this tough phase.

 

Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala went through a six-month-long treatment process in her battle with ovarian cancer. During 2012, rewned actor went through a series of painful chemorapy sessions in New York. actor won fight and wrote a book about her struggle with cancer.

 

Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray was among first few celebrities to openly discuss her cancer diagsis. Unlike most celebrities at time, Lisa was quite vocal about her illness and spoke about her battle with cancer.

 

Rakesh Roshan

Hrithik Roshan h anunced through an Instagram post how his far Rakesh Roshan was diagsed with throat cancer. In post, actor went on to talk about Rakesh Roshan’s cancer diagsis. It was revealed that Rakesh Roshan h been diagsed with an early-st squamous cell carcima of throat..

 

Nafisa Ali Sodhi

Nafisa Ali Sodhi was among few celebrities who fought cancer with a smile. veteran actor was active on social media and kept her fans posted on her treatment. She even posted a picture during one of her chemorapies in which she could be seen in all smiles. actor at time h been diagsed with peritoneal and ovarian cancer. 

 

10:30 IST, August 15th 2020