Veteran actress Nafisa Ali recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. In a heart-wrenching post on Saturday morning, Nafisa took to Instagram a picture with her 'precious friend' Sonia Gandhi mentioning about how Sonia wished her luck when she got diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. "Just met my precious friend who wished me luck & to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer," Nafisa wrote.

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She followed this post with more photos of her family - daughters Pia and Armana, son Ajit and husband retired Colonel R S Sodhi, and said: "My Family and strength."

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In an emotional note, Nafisa Ali also added that she is looking forward to getting better for more years of togetherness with her children. The note was shared on Pia's birthday as Nafisa Ali wrote: "Happy birthday my darling Pia and my children are my reason to get better through my cancer struggle and overcome. It's just going to take its own course with peritoneal and ovarian cancer."

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She also shared a picture with her son Ajit and called him her cuddly son.

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Nafisa Ali, who is a former beauty queen and a swimming champion, is best known for her roles in films such as Junoon, Major Saab, Bewafaa, Life In A... Metro and Yamla Pagla Deewana.