Earlier in the day, Hrithik Roshan gave a rather shocking and saddening news to all his fans. He made us all aware of his father's fight with an early stage of throat cancer and that shook the entire nation. Many Bollywood celebs were quick to rush to the actor's residence or send their heartfelt wishes. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi was just one of them. He replied to the actor's tweet saying Dear Hrithik, praying for the good health of Shri Rakesh Roshan Ji. He is a fighter and I am sure he will face this challenge with utmost courage. And that was very sweet on his part.  Rakesh Roshan Suffering from Cancer; Hrithik Roshan Posts a Heartfelt Note before His Father’s Surgery.

Hrithik Roshan's Instagram post before his father's surgery read, Asked my dad for a picture this morning. Knew he wouldn't miss gym on surgery day. He is probably the strongest man I know. Got diagnosed with early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat a few weeks ago, but he is in full spirits today as he proceeds to battle it. As a family, we are fortunate and blessed to have a leader like him. And the ones who don't know what the diagnosis really mean, it's a common type of throat cancer. Rakesh Roshan Diagnosed with Throat Cancer Reveals Hrithik Roshan! Know What is Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Throat.

Recently Hrithik Roshan's good friend, Sonali Bendre was diagnosed with cancer and she was in the US receiving her treatment. Later we were informed about Ayushmnan Khurrana's wife, Tahira Kashyap's similar fate and Irrfan Khan's fight with the same is known already. Well, 2019 sure didn't have a great start as we all expected.

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