Slumdog Millionaire actor down with cancer, seeks help on Facebook

Bollywood actor Sitaram Panchal is suffering from kidney and lung cancer. Panchal has sought help from fans and well wishers through a Facebook post. Sitaram Panchal had featured as a dance teacher in the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, as Bhai Thakur

Bollywood actor Sitaram Panchal, who has worked with stars like Akshay Kumar in Jolly LLB 2, Irrfan Khan in Paan Singh Tomar and several other A-listers of the industry, is facing the worst crisis of his life.

The actor is suffering from kidney and lung cancer. Panchal has sought help from fans and well wishers through a Facebook post.

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The news is that Panchal is currently bed ridden. The talented actor is fighting against cancer since three years. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Panchal’s wife confirmed his condition and said he’s been bed-ridden for the past 10 months.

She added, “Initially, he used to work, and we could make ends meet. But now, he does not even have the strength to stand up. He has lost a lot of weight. His cancer was detected in January 2014, he has taken Ayurvedic treatment. It was only recently that he started a new Homoeopathic medicine, following which, his condition worsened, and we discontinued the medicines.” 

Panchal has written a Facebook post seeking help from fans and well-wishers. “Bhaio meri help karo meri cancer se halat kharab hoti ja rahi hai apka kalakar bhai sitaram panchal,” he wrote on Monday. Later the Facebook post was removed from his timeline. 

Meanwhile, Cine And TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) also posted late on Sunday about Sitaram’s condition, seeking help from well wishers. "It pains us to hear the suffering of our esteemed member Shri Sitaram Panchal, we assure him of all the help we can provide to him in his hour of need and also urge all of you to open your hearts," read a post on CINTAA's Facebook page.

Sitaram Panchal has featured as a dance teacher in Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, as Bhai Thakur in Kiron Rao's Peepli Live, as Lala Lajpat Rai in The Legend of Bhagat Singh. He's also well known for his role in TV show Ek Ghar Banaunga.