Dipika Kakar recalls her scaring cancer treatment: 'I just wanted to come back for Ruhaan'

Television actress Dipika Kakar has opened up about one of the most vulnerable moments of her life recalling the day she broke down in fear of a possible cancer diagnosis and how her only prayer was to return healthy for her son RuhaanDipika along with her husband Shoaib Ibrahim was speaking to actress Rashami Desai on her podcast Rashami Ke Dil Se Dil Tak on YouTube an unscripted celebrity talk show produced by VidUnitThe duo shares how they evolved from costars and friends on the Sasural Simar Ka set to life partners and the actressrsquo cancer journeyDipika Kakar opens up about the cancer journeyDipika shared ldquoThat was the first time that I sat in the car and I had to give Ruhaan to my mother as he was crying so much because I couldnt feed him And I just broke down At that moment a prayer came from my heart that if its cancer I dont have a complaint I just want to get better I know you will make me better And then we both broke down thererdquoShe said that word itself is very scary for anyoneldquoI mean if anyone is told that they have cancer something breaks inside them So thats why Shoaib and I did all the crying in that lobby We both hugged each other and cried there But after that we both decided that we wouldnt cry anymorerdquoDipika added ldquoShe was like we both felt that okay Honestly I have no complaints about not looking good or gaining weight or whether my hair will fall out You know throughout all of this I always told him that I just want to come back fine and be here for RuhaanrdquoTalking about her romance with Shoaib she said that their bonding happened through songsldquoWe both would spend the whole day chatting with each other through songs You know in the morning I would get a line from a song from Shoaib then I would think a little and reply with a line from a song as well So songs have been a very prominent part of our relationshiprdquoReliving The Bigg Boss time Dipika credited Shoaib and sister Saba for growing her Instagram from under 1M followers during her stintDipika Kakar recalls Bigg Boss 12 momentsShe also recalled the family week moment and said ldquoduring family week when Shoaib had come to the Bigg Boss house he had written a beautiful poem for me So I started writing when Shoaib came into my life Everyonersquos family members had visited on the show and last was when Shoaib was supposed to comerdquoldquoRemembering him I was narrating my poems to the fellow family members of Bigg Boss and just when my last verse of the poem ended I heard Shoaibrsquos voicerdquoShe called this connection beautiful quoting his line ldquoBaat use ki hoti hai jisme koi baat hot hairdquoLightening the mood Shoaib humorously opened up about his severe flight phobia during a postNach Baliye trip to GoaHe recalled it was their first time flying business class amid heavy July rains The turbulence was so intense that glasses slid across the plane and the aircraft lingered in the clouds for over 15 hours without landingShoaib described his panic vividly gripping his seatbelt tightly and praying the whole time What surprised him was that while he was in the panic situation another couple in the next seat expressed their love romancing openly even in the shaky situation