Sonali Bendre: A Journey of Resilience, Courage, and Healing | The Faye D'Souza Show

On The Faye D’Souza Show, acclaimed actor Sonali Bendre opens up about her remarkable journey from Bollywood stardom to overcoming cancer with courage and determination. She shares candid insights into her early life, her brief modeling stint, and the challenges of navigating fame in an industry that often imposes unrealistic standards on women. Sonali reflects on her cancer diagnosis, the disbelief and emotional struggles that followed, and how the support of her family and the power of positivity helped her through recovery. She also discusses her love for reading, the life lessons it has taught her, and her renewed outlook on life. Join Faye D’Souza for an inspiring conversation with Sonali Bendre on resilience, transformation, and finding purpose in the face of adversity.

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Research: Ira Jha
Faye's Business Manger: Shruti Somaiya
Show Producer: Ira Jha
Hair: Sangeeta Kusum Udmale
Makeup: Devika Jodhani

00:00- Coming up
02:14- Introduction
02:52- Sonali’s first ad shoot ever
06:00- How did Sonali get her first role?
09:55- “I fell in love with the money I was making”
12:20- Fondest memory from a film set
17:59- Why did Sonali have her guards up for a long time in the industry
20:15- “I think I got grey in me”
21:42- Story behind Sonali’s Instagram book club
22:54- Has film journalism deteriorated?
25:04- Is the pap culture intrusive?
27:00- Women aren’t allowed to age comfortably
30:19- Model-turned actor
31:11- Sonali’s Cancer detection
34:10- Sharing her recovery journey on Instagram
36:42- The mental health aspect of the cancer treatment
39:01- Genetic testing and it’s benefits
41:41- Learning from this experience
45:24- Breaking the news of Sonali’s illness to her son
50:10- Treatment in New York: “I needed the anonymity”
52:31- What does living joyfully mean?
53:41- How did Sonali deal with “why did this happen to me?”
56:50- Quality of treatment in India
1:00:35- Working with the bio-tech dept of the Govt
1:03:00- “Indian doctors are constantly innovating”
1:04:08- The importance of medical insurance
1:05:12- Ambition going forward
1:07:33- Ending


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