Taarak Mehta's Nattu Kaka Is Battling Cancer, Says His Last Wish Is To 'Die With Makeup On'
Over the past several years,?Ghanshyam Nayak has made many people laugh through his role of Nattu Kaka,?who works at Jethalal's shop in the show. It's sad that in real life, the 77-year-old is battling cancer.?
His illness, however, has not deterred him from working. He says he wants to work until his last breath and die with makeup on.?
Nayak's journey in the industry hasn't been easy. He worked in about 350 Hindi serials with 200 Gujarati and Hindi films but kept struggling throughout his life.??
"There was a time when I had to work 24 hours for just 3 rupees. 10-15 years ago our film industry did not give much money, sometimes we could not even get our fees. Then I used to borrow money from my neighbours to pay house rent and school fees for children," he had earlier shared in an interview Bhaskar.?
Not many people know that Ghanshyam Nayak started working at the age of seven. He played a child artist in the 1960 film Masoom. In his career spanning over 56 years, he has worked in several films including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Vithal Kaka), Tere Naam, Chori Chori and Khaki among others.
It's only after TMKOC that he feels that he started earning good and had to never look back.? ?
In an interview with ETimes, he talked about his cancer diagnosis and said,?"I am a positive person and never get upset or negative in life. I want to work till the last breath of my life and would like to die with my makeup on. I just want God to fulfil my wish".?
Last year in September, the senior actor had developed a lump on his neck, for which he underwent successful surgery. In April this year, he was diagnosed with some spots in his neck, post which he has been undergoing chemotherapy.
He added that he is "going to live for 100 years and nothing will happen to me, I know that for sure".
We hope for Ghanshyam Nayak's speedy recovery.
