After Sonali Bendre released an official statement of her being diagnosed with a high-grade cancer two days back, wishes and prayers have been pouring in for the actress from her colleagues, peers, and fans. Today, actress Divya Dutta penned a heartfelt letter dedicated to the actress calling her “her first friend in the industry”. Reading Divya’s emotions on paper left us as well as Sonali tear-eyed.

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Divya penned down the heartwarming letter where she recollects how she met the pretty actress and what made her special in Divya’s life. She shares all the beautiful experiences of having known Sonali through the years and Sonali has always come up as someone with immense strength, willpower, and a winner through-and-through. She wrote, “As we got to know each other I realized how simple she was. Simple yet very confident. A winner all the way, and she knew that. When we sat together we would discuss our experiences in the industry. We both came from protective backgrounds but I was vulnerable and apprehensive but she was clear and confident and a fighter. She inspired me.”

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Divya further wrote, “When we are busy with the everyday bhag-daud, one fine day a health scare, just stops it all. I am shocked, a healthy happy Sonali is detected with Cancer. Life is so unpredictable, one doesn’t know what tomorrow holds but one thing I know for sure- this lovely girl will come out of it emerging a winner. She will fight this battle too strongly, like all her previous ones. She will win it with a smile”.

Sonali was visibly touched by Divya’s words and she took to Twitter to reply to her.

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Many Bollywood celebs also took to Twitter to share their wishes and prayers for the pretty actress and Sonali, took time out from her treatment to thanks each one of them.

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Akshay Kumar who has worked with Sonali in a number of films in the 90s such as Angaaray, Keemat, Tarazu and Sapoot and Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara! In 2013 dropped by to meet her in New York. The actor was holidaying with wife Twinkle Khanna and children Aarav and Nitara in New York.