Actor
Vicky
Kaushal's
father
and
stunt
director
Sham
Kaushal
in
his
recent
interview
with
a
leading
tabloid,
revealed
that
he
was
diagnosed
with
stomach
cancer
in
2003.
He
recalled
how
he
experienced
pain
in
his
stomach
after
returning
from
Ladakh
post
shooting
for
Hrithik
Roshan's
Lakshya.
Sham
recalled,
"I
was
unconscious.
There
was
an
infection
in
my
stomach.
The
doctors
had
cut
out
a
piece
of
the
stomach
and
sent
it
for
tests.
It
was
diagnosed
as
cancer.
I
was
not
sure
whether
I
would
survive
or
not.
I
have
not
shared
this
with
anyone."
He
told
the
tabloid
that
he
stayed
in
the
hospital
for
50
days
before
resuming
work.
The
doctors
kept
testing
him
for
a
year.
Luckily,
the
cancer
didn't
spread.
Sham
further
revealed
that
he
underwent
an
operation
at
Mumbai's
Nanavati
Hospital
and
had
many
complications,
adding
that
Nana
Patekar
was
by
his
side
during
those
tough
times
in
the
hospital.
Sham
Kaushal
further
shared
that
he
was
suicidal
after
his
cancer
diagnosis
as
he
thought
that
there
was
no
chance
of
his
survival.
He
revealed
that
he
was
hospitalised
in
October
and
had
signed
a
film
which
was
scheduled
to
go
on
floors
in
November.
"I
had
even
decided
that
I
would
end
my
life
by
jumping
off
the
third
floor
because
I
couldn't
live
like
that.
But
I
could
not
get
off
the
bed
because
my
stomach
had
been
operated
on.
I
told
God,
'Please
end
this.
I
don't
have
any
regrets.
I
came
from
a
small
village
and
by
your
grace,
I
lived
a
good
life.
If
you
want
to
save
me,
don't
make
me
weak.'
After
that,
I
was
at
peace.
The
next
day,
I
called
someone
from
the
production
to
return
the
signing
amount
of
the
film
which
was
to
go
on
floors
in
November," Kaushal
told
ETimes.
The
action
director
revealed
that
it
was
none
other
than
Anurag
Kashyap,
and
the
film
in
question
was
Black
Friday.
Sham
revealed
that
the
filmmaker,
who
was
struggling
at
that
time,
sent
him
a
message
on
the
phone
saying
that
'only
you
will
do
this
film
and
we
will
wait
for
it'.
After
his
return
from
the
hospital,
Anurag
Kashyap's
Black
Friday
was
the
first
film
that
he
shot.
Sham
Kaushal
recently
clocked
42
years
in
the
film
industry.