Sonali Bendre gave a jolt to her fans and people in general when she announced that she was diagnozed with cancer. In a social media statment, she wrote, “Sometimes, when you least expect it, life throws you a curveball. I have recently been diagnosed with a high grade cancer that has metastised, which we frankly did not see coming. A niggling pain led to some tests, which led to this unexpected diagnosis. My family and close friends have rallied around me, providing the best support system that anyone can ask for. I am very blessed and thankful for each of them.
There is no better way to tackle this, than to take swift and immediate action. And so, as advised by my doctors, I am currently undergoing a course of treatment in New York. We remain optimistic and I am determined to fight every step of the way. What has helped has been the immense outpouring of love and support I’ve received over the past few days, for which I am very grateful.
I’m taking this battle head on, knowing I have the strength of my family and friends behind me.”
The news is a shocker considering Sonali Bendre is health consscious and emphasizes on healthy eating.
When she opted out of ‘India’s Best Dramebaaz’, the TV acting-based show that she co-hosts with Vivek Oberoi and Omung Kumar, Huma Qureshi stepped in for this probable health reason.
Sonali Bendre, the 43 year old actress (born January 1, 1973) has worked in many Hindi films, though she has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Marathi movies too. She was a model who rose up the ranks through ‘Stardust Talent Search’. Her first role was in the year 1994 opposite Govinda in a film called ‘Aag’. But she went on to win ‘Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year’ award. She went on do more films, of which successful ones were Sarfrosh, Hum Saath Saath Hai and Dil Jale. She was also one of the actresses involved in the ‘black buck’ case involving Salman Khan, but was acquited. In 2004, Bendre was noticed for her role as a doctor in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’. She is also known to be the actress who had welcomed Michael Jackson along with Raj Thackeray, when the pop-icon had visited Mumbai.
Sonali Bendre married producer-director Goldie Behl in 2002 and went on to have a son called Ranveer in 2005. Earlier in the year, Irrfan Khan was diagnosed for cancer and on July 4, Sonali Bendre announced the cancer-related statment to the media
