Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap revealed on September 22 that she has been detected with Stage 0 breast cancer. She also underwent a partial preventive mastectomy and the actor termed her as his "warrior princess", thereby thanking his wife for taking the grievous situation in a light-hearted manner. Now as Ayushmann is busy promoting his upcoming film AndhaDhun, he revealed how they decided to fight Tahira's illness with positivity.

Talking about how he got to know about Tahira's cancer on his birthday (September 14), he told a leading daily, "We had to maintain a happy life state to deal with it. In fact, after we got to know about her condition, we went to see Manmarziyaan that evening. We told ourselves, 'Okay, we've been diagnosed. We can't go home and cry about it. It's better to go for a film.'" He further added that after coming back from the film, they got the date for Tahira's operation.

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Moreover, Ayushmann stated how they were lucky that they were detected with it early and said that during the week that his wife was hospitalised, he just could not sleep. "I went without sleep for seven days. But, we had promised ourselves that we'd maintain a positive attitude. We got to know of cancer early. So, we decided to celebrate the silver lining," he claimed.

Meanwhile, Tahira shared an Instagram post about the issue, in which she raised awareness about breast cancer apart from urging everyone to get themselves checked routinely.

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An opportunity to give competition to the Kardashians just went wasted! A week back I mentioned about my badge of honour that I was going to receive. And I did and am happy to share about it with the intention of it being received with love. As thats the only reason I am posting it. Love for self and gratitude for the universe. The picture might be disturbing for some, but these drains have become my dumbells for a few days. I was detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high grade malignant cells. Simply put stage 0 cancer/ pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area. The result I have become a half Indian version of Angelina Jolie (since only one breast was involved)! I told my doctor now is the time to give some competition to the Kardashians since Pamela is pass. But no one listened to me, so now I have a portion of my back tissue in my breast. Perhaps now I can do chin-ups with my breasts! Jokes apart, this obstacle has given me a new definition of life. Respect its unpredictability and have the faith and courage to be the hero of your own drama of life. The invincible human spirit is God like, gives you the courage to endure and the will to revive. There is nothing that human spirit cant do. Also I want women of all ages to be aware. I am 35, and I was returned twice over from a mammogram. If any symptoms come up, think of it as a protective force and get yourselves examined. Also we are so obsessed with boobs. This mastectomy has left me with even more self love! Big, small, left or right inclined , gravity pulling or defying, or even none, each breast the presence or lack of it has a story to tell. Mine has made me a 2.0 version of myself! This post is dedicated to awareness, self love and resilience of a warrior that I know each one of us possesses #breastcancerawareness #selflove #determination #faith #bodhisattva #bodhisattvaoftheearth

A post shared by tahirakashyapkhurrana (@tahirakashyap) on Sep 22, 2018 at 1:59am PDT

On the work front, Ayushmann will also be seen in Badhaai Ho opposite Sanya Malhotra.