But two months after being diagnosed with lung cancer, 61-year-old Sanjay Dutt took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal that he has beaten the disease.
In an emotional post, Sanjay Dutt - fondly called Sanju Baba by his fans - expressed a heartfelt gratitude to his family, friends and fans.
Knowing that their favourite actor was fit and well again, Sanju's fans heaved a sigh of relief and flooded Twitter with their joyous responses.
Some netizens, however, expressed a degree of scepticism about the actor’s post, saying that fourth stage lung cancer almost never leaves the body.
Sanjay Dutt's cancer diagnosis came to light after he was rushed to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai with difficulties breathing in August.