Irrfan Khan recently left everyone in a state of shock with the news of him having been diagnosed with Neuro Endocrine Tumour, which he described as a rare disease. From his millions of fans to his close friends in the B-town, everyone has been praying for Irrfan’s speedy recovery.

It is heard that Irrfan is reportedly in the USA where he is undergoing treatment. He was supposed to start shooting for a Vishal Bhardwaj directorial which had Deepika Padukone opposite him.

While there were rumors that the film had been shelved, Bhardwaj cleared all the speculations with his tweet that he would wait for his “warrior” to come back to health and had decided to “reschedule” the film. Currently, two of Irrfan’s films are running in the theatres.

Finally, Irrfan Khan, the Bollywood actor opened up about the disease that he is suffering from. The Hindi actor who was also seen in the Telugu film Sainikudu said that he has Neuro Endocrine Tumour. He is leaving the country for the further treatment.

“Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect”. – Margaret Mitchell

The unexpected makes us grow, which is what the past few days have been about. Learning that I have been diagnosed with NeuroEndocrine Tumour as of now has admittedly been difficult, but the love and strength of those around me and that I found within me has brought me to a place of hope. The journey of this is taking me out of the country, and I request everyone to continue sending their wishes. As for the rumours that were floated NEURO is not always about the brain and googling is the easiest way to do research ;-) To those who waited for my words, I hope to be back with more stories to tell.
– Irrfan

Few days ago, it was learnt that Irrfan Khan has been diagnosed with a severe case of jaundice. Irrfan, who was set to leave for Chandigarh to shoot for his Amazon Prime series had to stay back to receive appropriate treatment. He was amidst the promotions for his next release, ‘Blackmail’, has been prescribed bed rest.

But twist to the tale is, Irrfan Khan said that he is suffering from a rare disease and will share details when there is a conclusive diagnosis. In a Twitter post, Irrfan Khan said he and his family were jolted by the knowledge of his illness, and requested his fans and followers not to speculate about his health.

Irrfan wrote “Sometimes you wake up with a jolt with life shaking you up. The last fifteen days, my life has been a suspense story. Little had I known that my search for rare stories would make me find a rare disease. I have never given up and have always fought for my choices and always will. My family and friends are with me and we are working it out the best way possible. In trying times, please don’t speculate as I will myself share with you my story within a week – ten days, when the further investigations come with a conclusive diagnosis. Till then, wish the best for me.”

It is also learnt that director Vishal Bhardwaj, who was scheduled to begin the shoot of his next, starring Irrfan and Deepika Padukone, postponed the filming of the project citing health concerns of his lead actors.