Actor Nafisa Ali's Stage 4 ovarian cancer spreads to liver, targeted therapy begins
Veteran actor Nafisa Ali has shared a fresh health update, saying that her ovarian/peritoneal cancer has progressed and that her treatment protocol has now changed. A couple of months ago, she had revealed that her ovarian cancer was in the fourth stage and that she had entered remission for the third time.
On Sunday, Nafisa, 69, posted a photograph of herself from a hospital bed, smiling as she held an IV drip bag. In the caption, she said she had now been put on targeted therapy after the latest scans showed new deposits on the surface of her liver.
"My treatment protocol has changed and now I have been put on a Targeted Therapy fighting the good fight. Thank you for always keeping my support energy strong," Nafisa wrote. She added, "In very simple terms, the PET/CT suggests that the ovarian/peritoneal cancer has progressed, with new deposits on the surface of the liver." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nafisa Ali Sodhi (@nafisaalisodhi)
Several Instagram users responded to her post with messages wishing her a speedy recovery. Among them was fashion designer Farah Khan Ali, who wrote, "You fight girl. You are strong, you are fabulous, you are brave, and you will succeed. Love and prayers your way always my Naf (red heart emojis) (sic)."
Farah also replied to another Instagram user who said her cancer was at the same stage as Nafisa's, commenting, "You will fight this and you will win. Don’t give up. Sending you love and prayers too (red heart emojis) (sic)."
Nafisa had revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with stage 3 peritoneal and ovarian cancer. She has been seeking treatment while living in Goa since then. Speaking to The Indian Express in July earlier this year, she said, "Cancer is something that tears families apart. It tears your financial balance apart. It is the scariest journey that I have ever been on because earlier, I could fight for the world. Now, I’m fighting for my life."
She added, "So, it has taught me that I need to leave a message for my children, for my family, and for the young people: that the world definitely deserves to be a better place. And I will not step back and allow the powers that be to silence me. I want to tell the truth because, one, it is the future that belongs to everybody else. And we owe it to them to do right."
Nafisa has continued to work, though sporadically, during her treatment. Four years after her diagnosis, she played the estranged wife of Amitabh Bachchan’s character in Sooraj Barjatya’s 2022 coming-of-age adventure film Uunchai.
Most recently, she was seen opposite Nasser in Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy’s slice-of-life film Max, Min & Meowzaki, which released in cinemas earlier this year.- EndsPublished By: Anurag BohraPublished On: Sep 14, 2026 14:01 ISTRead more | Nafisa Ali treks at 11,000 feet with familly and friends amid cancer recovery. Video
