After Bollywood celebrities such as Irrfan Khan, Sonali Bendre and Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap, veteran actress Nafisa Ali Sodhi revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer through an Instagram post on Saturday. The actress took to the photo-sharing app to share a picture of her with friend and politician Sonia Gandhi and to reveal that she is diagnosed with the deadly disease. Soon as the actress announced her diagnosis on the photo-sharing app, followers and fans have been pouring wishes and prayers for the actress on social media.

For the uninitiated, Nafisa is known for her work in popular Bollywood films like Junoon, Major Saab, Life in a Metro and Yamla Pagla Deewana. The actress was most recently seen in 2018 Indian romantic-thriller drama 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3' which was helmed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Nafisa has also starred in 2007 Malayalam film Big B.

Sharing the picture on her Instagram handle, the actress wrote, "Just met my precious friend who wished me luck & to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer . 😍🤗"

 

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Just met my precious friend who wished me luck & to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer . 😍🤗

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On the personal front, the actress is married to Arjuna Award winner Colonel RS Sodhi. Hailing from West Bengal, the actress has three children, two daughters Armana and Pia and one son Ajit. Watch this space for further updates.

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