‘I cried for two-three hours every day but … ’ Sanjay Dutt opens up about his struggle with cancer

Sanjay Dutt has had a checkered past. The actor did a stint in jail, and struggled with addiction issues earlier in life. However, in a recent interview, the ‘Agneepath’ star confessed that what broke him most was his cancer diagnosis.

As he basks in the new found success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ the actor opened up about his fight with the ailment during a podcast with YouTuber, Ranveer Allahbadia. Dutt, who took a break from work in 2020 citing health reasons confessed that he cried for hours thinking about his family after he learned about his cancer diagnosis.

The 62-year-old actor revealed how hard it was for his family members to broach the subject, and tell him about his cancer.
"I could have broken somebody's face (if that person had told me about my cancer). So, my sister came and told me. I said, ‘Okay, I got cancer, now what?’ Then I started planning things, decided to do this and that... But, I did cry for over two-three hours (every day) because I was thinking about my kids and my life and my wife and everything.”

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The actor said that he saw his life flash in front of his eyes, and finally decided that he shall not be weak. Speaking of his treatment days, the ‘Sadak 2’ star said, "They told me that I'd lose hair and other things would happen, I'd vomit, so I told the doctor, “mereko kuch nahi hoga (nothing will happen to me). I'll not lose hair, I'll not vomit, I won't lie on the bed, and she kind of smiled. I did my chemotherapy, and I came back and I sat on that bike for one hour and I cycled, I did that day after day -- every day. After every chemo I did that."

The actor revealed that he also went straight to the badminton court from his chemo sessions and played for two-three hours.

After announcing his ‘break’ for health issues in 2020, on his kids Shahraan and Iqra’s 10th birthday he opened up about his struggle with the ailment. The actor wrote, "The last few weeks have been a very difficult time for my family. But like they say, God gives the hardest battles to his bravest soldiers. And today, on the occasion of my kids' birthday, I am happy to come out victorious of the battle and be able to give them the best gift I can - the health and well-being of our family," read an excerpt from his post.

On the work front, after 'KGF’s' phenomenal success, the actor will next be seen in ‘Shamshera’ with Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor. He will also be seen in ‘Prithviraj’ with Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood and Manushi Chhillar.