
Anurag Basu, one of the most prominent figures in the Hindi film industry, successfully established himself as a director, screenwriter, actor, and producer in Hindi cinema. Some of his most notable works include erotic thriller Murder, Gangster: A Love Story, and Life in a… Metro, among so many others. During his college days, he got the opportunity to assist with TV and film projects.
Following this, he became an assistant director, then a director, an actor, and also a cinematographer, eventually. Well, his contribution to the industry is unmatched. While his professional life is known to everyone, very few people know that Basu had fought a furious battle with cancer, so much so that he was once given only two weeks by the doctors to live.
Anurag Basu was given only two weeks by doctors to live when his wife, Tani was seven months pregnant
Anurag Basu survived blood cancer, which he was diagnosed with back in 2004. He had APL, which is a form of blood cancer. Talking about the same on the podcast, Unfiltered By Samdish, Anurag shared that he had covered the shots of Murder and Saaya when he was diagnosed with this disease. He shared that at that time, he started getting blisters around his mouth, and doctors advised him to get a checkup, but he kept delaying until his health condition deteriorated.















