Many actors in the past have bravely shared their battle with cancer on social media. Recently, actor Tannishtha Chatterjee also opened up about her fight with stage 4 oligo metastatic cancer. Tannishtha shared photos of herself smiling, as she narrated how she is dealing with the disease while her 70-year-old mother and her 9-year-old daughter are dependent on her.
Tannishtha Chatterjee wrote in the caption, “So the last 8 months have been incredibly difficult- to put it mildly. As if losing my father to Cancer was not enough. 8 months back I got diagnosed of stage 4 oligo metastatic Cancer. But this post is not about Pain. Its about love and strength. It can’t get worse than this. A 70yr old mother and 9 year all daughter .. both totally dependent on me.”
Tannishtha also talked about discovering kindness and love at this difficult stage of her life. “But in the darkest moments, I discovered an extraordinary kind of love, the kind that shows up, holds space, and never lets you feel alone. I found it in my amazing friends and my family, whose unwavering support, brought , genuine smiles to my face, even on the hardest days.”
Tannishtha Chatterjee also shared a group photo with Divya Dutta, Lara Dutta, Shabana Azmi, Vidya Balan, Tanvi Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, and others. She ended her post by giving a shout-out to friends and family who had stood by her side. “In a world racing towards AI and robots, it’s the irreplaceable compassion of real, passionate humans that is saving me. It is their empathy, their messages, their presence – their humanity – that is bringing life back. Cheers to female friendships, the sisterhood that showed up for me with fierce love, deep empathy, and unstoppable strength. You know who you are – and I am endlessly grateful,” she wrote.
Many actors lauded Tannishtha Chatterjee’s spirit. Dia Mirza wrote in the comments section, “We love you Tan Tan. You are our very own warrior princess.” Konkona Sen Sharma posted, “You are just incredible and inspiring!! Love you.” Abhay Deol commented, “Sending you love Tan.” Sunita Rajwar wrote, “Proud of you my friend love and wishes.”
Tannishtha Chatterjee was last seen in Paresh Rawal’s The Storyteller.
