Sonali Bendre recalls her battle with cancer, says she wont be defined by ‘C word

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre shared a before-and-after picture of herself, from the time of her cancer recovery on Sunday, World Cancer Day.

The actress was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in 2018. Taking to her Instagram, the Sarfarosh actress shared a collage of pictures of her recovery from the disease.

In the first picture, she can be seen in a hospital with her head completely shaved off. While the second was a more glamorous shot after the recovery.

"How time flies... today when I look back, I see strength, I see weakness but most importantly I see the will to not let the C word define how my life will be after it..." she wrote in her caption.

She continued, "You create the life you choose. The journey is what you make of it... so remember to take #OneDayAtATime and to #SwitchOnTheSunshine #CancerSurvivorsDay." People showered her with love in the comments section. Fans and fellow co-stars including Neelam Kothari Soni, Zoya Akhtar, Manish Malhotra, Maheep Kapoor, Navya Naveli Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan dropped heart emoticons.