These Celebs Opened Up About Their Battle With Cancer In 2018

All our scientific advancements and medical breakthroughs still fall short when it pitted against this one word- cancer. the deadly disease had claimed many lives not only from the world but also from our very own Bollywood. But, it has also sometimes shown how strong our celebrities really are with the way they have battled the fatal disease.

The year 2018, although a phenomenal year for content in Bollywood, has also brought its fair share of unfortunate news.  From Sridevi’s sudden death to Irfaan Khan’s serious health ailment, 2018 has not been all that kind to many celebs in Bollywood. But the ones that really hit us all was the celebrities who opened up about their brush with the deadly diseases this year. Here are the ones we are talking about.

Sonali Bendre

On July 2018, Sonali Bendre gave us a shocker of a lifetime when she took to social media to announce that she has been diagnosed with high-grade cancer and is undergoing treatment in New York. But ever since the announcement, Sonali has turned her battle with cancer into a crash course on empowerment instead of a sob story, something that has made us love and respect her all the more.

Tahira Kashyap

Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap is also undergoing a battle with cancer. Tahira also took to social media to share her condition and also spread awareness about breast cancer. Just like Sonali, who she called her inspiration, Tahira has also been tackling things with a lot of courage and a smile on her face with Ayushmann playing the role of the ideal life partner all through this struggle.

Nafisa Ali

The former beauty queen, an actor and a social activist, Nafisa Ali has donned many hats in all these year that she has been a part of our lives, thus her sudden announcement of her 3^rd stage cancer. But from her words, it is apparent that she is also determined to fight the disease.

Kamaal. R. Khan

As Bollywood lovers, we have had quite a dicey equation with Kamaal R Khan. But despite all his antics, he shocked all of us when he declared on Twitter that he is suffering from stage 3 cancer. However, later on, he disclosed that it is actually stage 1 and if reports are to be believed then he will be ok within 6 months.