Yuvraj Singh to Sonali Bendre to Anurag Basu: 7 Indian celebs who defeated the deadly disease, Cancer

On World Cancer Day, let's look back over the past years when our Indian celebrities have beaten this deadly disease.

Every year, every country register millions of million Cancer patients. Very few could have survived this, and in this process, our Indian cinema has lost many legends, including Nargis Dutt, Feroz Khan, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna. The list goes on. Last year, we lost Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, though they have battled the disease but couldn't win. So, here are the 7 Indian celebs who are still breathing fine after fighting this deadly, poisonous disease. (Picture Credit: Netflix, Sonali Bendre, Yuvraj Singh Instagram)

Anurag Basu
One of the fascinating and talented directors of Bollywood, Anurag Basu has been fighting his blood cancer since 2004. The doctors were unsure how he would survive for 2 months, but the director made it to 2021.

Tahira Kashyap
Director, writer and wife of Ayushmann Khuranna, Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with pre-invasive breast cancer, and she had to undergo a mastectomy to remove the breast surgically. She fought the disease and came out with winning colours.

Sonali Bendre
When Sonali Bendre, one of the gorgeous actresses of Bollywood sported her bald look with too much confidence, her fans were shocked. She revealed that she had been diagnosed with metastatic cancer and was admitted in New York for treatment.

Lisa Ray
Model-cum-actress Lisa Ray was diagnosed with a kind of blood cancer, Myeloma. She went for the treatment and lied low, after 2011 she came up onstage to declare her medical condition. She revealed that she had undergone a stem-cell replacement and that she was cancer-free, but the disease is still not fully cured.

Manisha Koirala
Love Story 1950 actress, Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and got treatment from New York. She spoke about her health situation and that she had several breakdowns throughout the procedure. Now, she runs NGOs for the cancer patient.

Yuvraj Singh
One of the greatest players in the Indian cricket team, Yuvraj Singh, announced his health condition in 2011. But the cricketer took the disease and the treatment seriously but positively. And there he was playing in the 20-20 the next year.

Nafisa Ali
Actress, activist, Nafisa Ali Sodhi was diagnosed with stage 3 peritoneal and ovarian cancer. She keeps a tab on her health via her Instagram account and shares an update with her audience. (Picture Credit: Nafisa Ali Sodhi Instagram)