As medical science is still working to eradicate cancer, the disease continues to be one of the biggest threats to humans.
Let’s look at some celebrities who died battling cancer.
Padma Shri awardee Nargis Dutta, who is still remembered for her role in ‘Mother India’ and several other films died of pancreatic cancer in the year 1981.
Actor Firoz Khan died at the age of 69, at his farmhouse in Bangalore on April 27, 2009. Khan was battling lung cancer.
Former actor, politician, and recipient of Filmfare Awards, Vinod Khanna died on April 27 in the year 2017 after suffering from advanced-stage bladder cancer.
Actress Dimple Kapadia’s younger sister Simple Kapadia, who was an actress and a designer in the Bollywood Industry died at the age of 51 after battling cancer for three years. Simple Kapadia breathed her last on November 10, 2009.
Famous Bollywood and Hollywood actor Irrfan Khan died on April 29, 2020. He was suffering from a rare form of cancer called neuroendocrine.
The ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ film music composer, Aadesh Shrivastava died of cancer at the age of 51 in Mumbai. In his career, Aadesh composed songs for around 100 Bollywood movies.
The cult classic hit ‘Bobby’ actor Rishi Kapoor died of leukemia on April 30, 2022. The actor was known for his versatile presence in the Bollywood Industry.
The legendary and first ‘superstar’ of Indian Cinema, Rajesh Khanna breathed his last on July 18, 2012, at his residence in Mumbai after fighting cancer.