Celebrity News, Cancer
Indian Celebrities Diagnosed with Cancer
While some succumb to the disease, others turn into heroes, who inspire us to stay on the battlefield of life and come out victorious.
Being a celeb means in addition to fighting the disease you also have to handle the pressure of being in the spotlight 24x7.
While some succumb to the disease, others turn into heroes, who inspire us to stay on the battlefield of life and come out victorious.
From survivors to those who were consumed by this fatal illness, here are a list of Bollywood celebs who have been diagnosed with cancer.
Irrfan Khan
In 2018, Irrfan Khan revealed he had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer.
It was a shocking information for fans but the actor kept it together, stating, “It’s been quite some time now since I have been diagnosed with a high-grade neuroendocrine cancer. This new name in my vocabulary, I got to know, was rare, and due to fewer study cases, and less information comparatively, the unpredictability of the treatment was more. I was part of a trial-and-error game.”
Irrfan breathed his last on April 28, 2020 due to colon infection.
Nargis Dutt
Actress Nargis Dutt ruled the Hindi cinema in 40s and 50s. She was married to legendary actor Sunil Dutt and was mom to Sanjay Dutt. After her pancreatic cancer treatment in New York, she returned to India as her health was constantly deteriorating. She lost her battle with cancer a week before her son’s debut film Rocky.
Sanjay Dutt
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt had been diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2020 following which he went under extensive treatment in Mumbai and the US. He has recovered well since the treatment.
Rishi Kapoor
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia, a type of blood cancer in 2018. He received treatment in New York and returned home in 2019. However, he died on April 30, 2020.
Rakesh Roshan
Actor-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has been diagnosed with early stage of squamous cell carcinoma, a type of throat cancer. The family has a cancer survivor in Sunaina Roshan, Hrithik’s sister. She fought cervical cancer and survived it.
Sonali Bendre
Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre was diagnosed with metastatic cancer(which occurs when cancer cells break off from the original tumor, enter your bloodstream or lymph system and spread to other areas of your body ) in July 2018. She mentioned how it was only after reaching New York for treatment that her doctors there told her that not only did she have Stage IV cancer, she had only 30% chances of survival. However, she underwent the treatment and is doing well now.
Manisha Koirala
At the age of 42, Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer for which she got treated in New York. After several surgeries and chemo therapies, she was declared cancer-free in the year 2015. Manisha conquered her illness and came out of it like a true hero.
Anurag Basu
The ace director of Bollywood who has given some of the best flicks like Gangster, Life in a Metro and Barfi was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic Leukemia (a type of blood cancer) in 2004. Although the Doctors gave him a verdict of two months it did not shake Basu’s spirit and he made the recovery.
Lisa Ray
In 2009, the Indian-born actress was diagnosed with multiple Myeloma (another type of blood cancer). Ray kept herself away from any kind of media attention and fought her illness for over a year coming out victorious. In 2010, she made a public announcement saying that she had a full stem cell replacement and was cancer-free, but not fully cured as this disease is treatable but not curable.
Mumtaz
This evergreen Bollywood actress won many hearts with her beauty and charismatic performances in movies such as Do Raaste, Chor Machaye Shor, Aag, Khilona, Aadmi aur Insaan, Upaasna and so on. At the age of 54 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She fought the disease for 11 years and made sure it did not get the better of her. She was also featured in the UniGlobe Entertainments documentary on cancer survival called ‘1 Minute’.
Feroz Khan
Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Feroz Khan, died of cancer at the age of 69. He was undergoing treatment at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, but had expressed his desire to visit his farmhouse in Bangalore, where he took his last breath.
Rajesh Khanna
This legendary Indian actor was the ‘First Superstar of Indian Cinema’ during his era. He has delivered some of the best films such as Aradhana, Amar Prem, Bawarchi, Anand and Namak Haram to name a few. He was diagnosed with cancer in the year 2011. After fighting for about a year, he passed away in 2012.
Vinod Khanna
There is no doubt that Vinod Khanna was one of the most desirable men in India Cinema during 70s & 80s era. Some of his best works include, Imtihan, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, and Hera Pheri to name a few. He left us at the age of 70 after being diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer.
Rasika Joshi
Noted film and Marathi theatre actor Rasika Joshi passed away in 2011 at the age of 39. Joshi, who was suffering from cancer, died at a nursing home in suburban Bandra.
Tom Alter
Veteran theatre and film personality Tom Alter had lost his battle against stage four skin cancer at the age of 67. Did you know that Sachin Tendulkar’s first ever television interview was taken by Tom Alter? Tom was a Padma Shri award holder as well.
