Sonali recalls on Salman’s unwavering support amidst her cancer battle.
Sonali recalls on Salman’s unwavering support amidst her cancer battle.
In a recent media interaction,.veteran actress Sonali Bendre recalled how Salman Khan flew to New York multiple times and regularly checked in on her all through her treatment.
Sonali skirmished stage four metastatic cancer back in 2018 and shared Salman Khan’s support amidst her treatment in New York
The actor described cancer treatment as harsh and physically draining
Interestingly, Sonali also shared that she wasn’t always fond of Salman amidst the filming of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. She admitted either You can either love him or hate him,.“At that time, she wasn’t fond of him. He’s a prankster – like a child.”
Reflecting on her cancer journey, the actress said, “she was in denial. She wakes up in the middle of the night thinking it was all a dream. But then you realise it’s not – it’s your reality.”
She described the physical toll of the illness and treatment: adding that the thing about cancer is that the treatment is so harsh – especially the chemotherapy, the radiation. Your body feels like it’s been destroyed from the inside.
On staging a return to work, Sonali recalled, job is not just mentally but physically demanding. The set is waiting, the schedule is fixed – you just have to show up. That’s why she knew she had to heal completely before I could return.
Sonali Bendre most recently appeared in the second season of ‘The Broken News’, which is streaming on ZEE5.
News Edit KV Raman
