New Delhi, July 26 -- Veteran TV actor Shagufta Ali opened up about the difficult phase of her life when she struggled financially during her cancer diagnosis. She had stage three breast cancer and ran out of money after using her savings. She said that she couldn't tell people about her health for fear of not getting work from the industry.

Talking to Siddharth Kannan, Shagufta Ali explained why she had to hide her health crisis. She recalled being told that telling people about her cancer would affect her work and career. She said that she had no choice but to hide it from others as she needed work.

Shagufta Ali said, "Uss zamaane mein uss cheez ko ye kaha jaata tha ki nahi nahi nahi nahi nahi, batana nahi batana. Bilkul don't talk ab...