‘If I Get To Live, I Want To Live For Her’: Irrfan Khan On Battling Cancer

Irrfan Khan has been down with health issues for some time, so much so that he recorded a voice message for his fans before the trailer launch of Angrezi Medium making peace about his not availability at interviews or press meet. The actor has been battling neuroendocrine cancer for some years now underwent surgery in September 2019.

Ever since Irrfan was diagnosed with the ‘rare disease’ his wife, Sutapa, has been like a pillar of strength and during a recent interview, when Irrfan was asked about his rough phase, the actor opened up about how his wife has been a pillar of strength for him all this time.

Irrfan said that the past few years have been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride, and as much as he and his family cried, they laughed, too. Irrfan defined the tough phase as a game of hopscotch. Further explaining how his wife was here for him 24/7, Irrfan said, “She has evolved in care-giving and if I get to live, I want to live for her. She is the reason for me to keep at it still,” shares Irrfan.

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Angrezi Medium is about the struggle of a single middle-class businessman father to fulling his daughter’s only wish to study in a foreign university.

Angrezi Medium starring Irrfan, Radhika Madan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan will hit the screens in March 2020.