Shiva Rajkumar reveals he shot a movie whereas present process chemotherapy: ‘I used to be frightened about hair loss’

Feb 27, 2025 03:58 PM IST
In a current interview, actor Shiva Rajkumar revealed that he accomplished capturing for a movie earlier than he underwent surgical procedure for most cancers therapy.
Actor Shiva Rajkumar needed to endure surgical procedure for most cancers therapy in Miami, US, two months in the past and have parts of his bladder reconstructed from his small gut. He returned to India in late January and has been recuperating ever since. Speaking on the Masth Magaa podcast, the actor revealed that he shot for a movie via chemotherapy as a result of he wished to complete capturing earlier than his surgical procedure. (Additionally Learn: Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar is now cancer-free after surgical procedure in US, shares emotional message: ‘I will be again stronger’)
Shiva Rajkumar on capturing after most cancers analysis
The actor mentioned within the interview that he was ‘scared’ when he heard that he needed to endure surgical procedure for most cancers. However he got here to phrases with it when he realised he had no choice however to do it additionally. Nevertheless, Shiva said that when he heard the information, he was additionally frightened about finishing capturing for his upcoming movie, 45.
He mentioned, “Just one query I requested was, is it time for me to complete this (45)? I used to be a bit of frightened as a result of I knew chemotherapy causes hairloss. I used to be cleared by the physician however was requested to not exert myself an excessive amount of. I used to complete chemo and go for the shoot; it made me very drained. I don’t wish to reveal what it’s (I did), however whenever you see the climax of 45, you’ll be shocked at how I did it. My character demanded gentleness of me as a substitute of anger.”
Shiva additionally said that he didn’t wish to take credit score for it, and that he had an awesome assist system round him when he was going via all this. He mentioned, “Now, I imagine God and my father (Rajkumar) in all probability helped me. I additionally acquired plenty of assist from my spouse, the remainder of the household, the business, and followers. It is a blessing. Who ought to I thank?”
Latest work
Shiva was final seen within the 2024 Tamil and Kannada movies Captain Miller, Karataka Damanaka and Bhairathi Ranagal, a prequel to Mufti. He’ll quickly star in 45, Uttarakaanda and Bhairavana Kone Paata in Kannada. The actor will start capturing for the primary time after his analysis on March 5 for Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Telugu movie RC 16 with director Buchi Babu Sana.
