Actor
Sanjay
Dutt
has
reportedly
been
diagnosed
with
stage
four
lung
cancer.
On
August
8,
the
actor
was
admitted
in
Mumbai's
Lilavati
hospital
after
he
complained
of
breathlessness
and
chest
discomfort.
He
later
tweeted
that
his
test
for
COVID-19
was
negative.
Dutt
was
discharged
from
the
hospital
on
August
10.
A
Hindustan
Times
report
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"When
he
(Sanjay)
was
taken
to
the
hospital,
he
was
low
on
oxygen
saturation.
But
when
his
COVID-19
report
came
negative,
he
ran
cancer
analysis
and
it
came
positive."
As
soon
as
the
news
of
Dutt's
cancer
diagnosis
broke,
fans
and
celebrities
took
to
social
media
to
pray
for
his
speedy
recovery.
Get
Well
Soon
Baba,
Says
Ritesh
Deshmukh
Ritiesh
Deshmukh
wrote,
"Get
well
soon
Baba.
We
love
you.
Our
prayers
are
with
you
for
your
speedy
recovery."
Urmila
Matondkar
Says
Sanjay
Dutt
Has
Been
A
Fighter
All
His
Life
Sanjay
Dutt's
Daud
co-star
Urmila
Matondkar
shared
an
old
picture
of
them
from
the
film
and
captioned
it
as,
"Such
an
upsetting
n
horrible
news
that
@duttsanjay
has
been
diagnosed
of
lung
cancer..but
then
again
he
has
been
such
a
fighter
all
his
life..
here
is
wishing
him
a
speedy
recovery
#prayersforspeedyrecovery
#getwellsoon."
Adhyayan
Suman
On
Dutt's
Cancer
Diagnosis
Adhyayan
Suman
tweeted,
"Sanju
sir
diagnosed
with
lung
cancer
:(
#sanjaydutt
get
well
soon
sir
this
year
why
u
doing
this?"
Earlier,
Sanjay
Dutt
Had
Announced
His
Sabbatical
From
Work
With
A
Statement
The
actor
issued
an
official
statement
which
read,
"Hi
friends,
I
am
taking
a
short
break
from
work
for
some
medical
treatment.
My
family
and
friends
are
with
me
and
I
urge
my
well-wishers
not
to
worry
or
unnecessarily
speculate.
With
your
love
and
good
wishes,
I
will
be
back
soon!"
According
to
reports,
the
Kaante
actor
will
be
flying
to
the
US
for
medical
treatment.
A
close
friend
of
the
actor
told
Bollywood
Hungama,
"Baba
is
devastated.
He
has
little
children.
Fortunately,
they
are
in
Dubai
right
now
with
their
mother.
But
breaking
this
awful
news
to
them
would
be
an
ordeal."