Vinod Khanna, who died of advanced bladder carcinoma on April 27, reportedly hid the news of his illness for a while because of his role as a politician. According to an Indian Express report, Khanna had organised a media interaction at his constituency Gurdaspur earlier this year.
During the course of the interaction, Khanna talked about his battle with Cancer. He added that he was dignosed with the disease six years ago and had chosen to keep it away from many, especially his young daughter who had an exam to write around that time.
Khanna also revealed at the time that his cancer was 80 percent cured and that he had “finally won the battle” against the disease.
The 70-year-old veteran actor passed away at 11:20 AM in Mumbai’s HN Reliance Foundation and Research Centre yesterday.
Read: Bollywood Actor Vinod Khanna Dies At 70
My dear friend Vinod Khanna… will miss you, RIP. My heartfelt condolences to the family.
— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) April 27, 2017
R.I.P Vinod Khanna Sir . You will really be missed . pic.twitter.com/kJA934qxRn
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) April 27, 2017
Saddened to learn of Vinod Khanna's death. He had come to Lahore in 1989 to launch the fundraising for Shaukat Khanum Hospital
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 27, 2017
Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of legendary actor #VinodKhanna ji. My condolences to the family. RIP
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 27, 2017
News of his death even led Karan Johar, who bought the rights of the Hindi version of Baahubali 2, to cancel the premiere show that was slated to be held that evening.
His screen presence is unparalleled even today…his super star swag is what we grew up on….RIP #VinodKhanna …thoughts and prayers….
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 27, 2017
As a mark of respect to our beloved Vinod Khanna the entire team of Baahubali has decided to cancel the premiere tonight…
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 27, 2017
All exhibitor and press screenings of #Baahubali have been cancelled today…informing everyone as it's impossible to personally reach out
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 27, 2017
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