On Instagram, actor Anupam Kher posted a video of himself along with Mahima Chaudhry. He mentioned in the description of the video that Mahima is battling from breast cancer. Anupam referred to Mahima as a “hero” and stated that she wanted him to inform her fans about the news.
Anupam captioned the video showing Mahima, “Story of @mahimachaudhry1’s strength and Cancer: I called #MahimaChaudhry from the United States a month ago to ask her to play a key role in my 525th film, #TheSignature. Our discussion moved on to her finding out she has #BreastCancer. What happened next can be found in this open dialogue between us. Many ladies around the world will be inspired by her approach. She wanted me to be a part of her confession. She refers to me as an everlasting optimist, but Mahima! “You are my HERO!” exclaims the speaker. Friends! Send your warmest wishes, prayers, and blessings to her. She has returned to the sets where she belongs. She’s all set to take flight. There are so many producers and directors out there! This is your chance to benefit from her talent! Mahima states in the video that while she was being treated in the hospital, Anupam called her and asked her to do his film. She stated she’d been getting offers to do web series and films, but she couldn’t say yes because she didn’t have any hair. She later became teary-eyed and revealed that she had asked Anupam if she could do his film with a wig. “I had no signs of cancer and it was detected during my routine exams,” she continued.
Mahima got married to Bobby Mukherjee in 2006 and the couple got separated in the year 2013 and they both had a daughter together. In her recent interview she had disclosed about how she struggled managing the child and her ill mother. She also stated that her sister and she were raising two children together as her sister was also residing along with her in their parents’ house. The actress was last seen in 2016 film The Dark Chocolate.