It came as a shocking news to all Bollywood fans when Irrfan Khan announced on Twitter that he is suffering from a rare disease. While our stars usually don't share such heartbreaking news with their, we really admire this National award winning actor for being honest with his followers and to the industry in general.

Though he refrained from revealing the details of his disease as well as the name, Irrfan promised to share the information within ten days once he gets the proper diagnosis. He also requested people to stop making any speculations on this, till he himself lets you in the truth. Fair point, and something we should all adhere to (especially after that Sridevi fiasco).

Here's his tweet,

Needless to say, both commoners and celebs are stunned by this revelation and many took to Twitter to wish the actor a speedy recovery. Abhishek Bachchan, Dulquer Salmaan, Richa Chadha, Pooja Bhatt, Jimmy Shergill, Patralekhaa have all wished him on Twitter

Irrfan Khan will be seen next in the black comedy, Blackmail that is directed by Abhinay Deo. The movie will also star Kirti Kulhari, Arunoday Singh and Divya Dutta.

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