MumbaiDirector Prashant Neel’s ‘KGF Chapter 2’ is one of the blockbuster hits of this year. Yash starrer film ‘KGF Chapter 2’ has earned more than 1200 crores at the box office. The cast of the film got a lot of popularity not only in South but also in North. Harish Rai, who played Rocky Bhai’s uncle Khasim in ‘KGF Chapter 2’, also got immense love from the audience.
At the same time, now a bad news related to Harish Rai has come out. Harish Rai is suffering from throat cancer since last three years. He was also battling this disease during the shooting of the film. This was disclosed by the actor recently.
In an interview, he told that earlier he had thyroid, which has taken the form of cancer. He is suffering from cancer for the last three years and he does not even have money for treatment. He kept his illness a secret for a long time as he was afraid that he would lose many projects.
Grow beard to hide swelling
He said- Situations can give you greatness or can take things away from you. No luck to escape. I have been fighting a battle with cancer for three years. One of the reasons I had a long beard during the shooting of KGF was because of this disease that caused swelling on my face. I grew a beard to hide the swelling.
no money for surgery
He did not have money so he also postponed his surgery and waited for the release of ‘KGF Chapter 2’. He had recorded a video seeking help from fans and industry people but he could not post it. Now she is in the fourth stage of cancer and her condition is getting worse day by day.
Significantly, Harish Rai is a well-known face of the Kannada film industry. Harish Rai has appeared in the role of Rocky Bhai’s uncle in both ‘KGF: Chapter 1’ and ‘KGF Chapter 2’ released in 2018. Apart from this, he has also worked in many films like ‘Bangalore Underworld’, ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan’. He is working in Kannada cinema for more than 25 years.