Who is Nasreen Hashmi? The Family Man actor Sharib Hashmi’s 4-time cancer survivor wife who stood by him through thick and thin - A look at their brave love story!

Sharib Hashmi-Nasreen Hashmi's love story: In 2008, Sharib featured in Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, followed by Filmistaan and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Today, in this feature series, let's take a look at this brave and beautiful love story of 'The Family Man' actor Sharib Hashmi and his wife Nasreen Hashmi. The couple not only has been together for more than two decades and are blessed with two children but also stayed put in a long health battle with latter's cancer. Know more about their resilience and love for each other.

Sharib got married to Nasreen Hashmi on December 27, 2003. The couple have 2 children, a girl and a boy. Nasreen was reportedly first diagnosed with oral cancer back in 2018 and is a 4-time survivor of the disease. She underwent multiple surgeries, chemotherapies and around 60 radiation session to fight the cancer, and all this while supporting her partner - Sharib during his struggling days in the showbiz world.

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TOI quoted his old interview with Siddharth Kannan, where Sharib Hashmi opened up on his wife's illness and tough times ahead. “I don’t know what to call it… this is a divine mystery, but after she was diagnosed, and she got operated, I started getting work. I got The Family Man and Asur after that,” he shared, and added, “My career was doing fine, but she was struggling with cancer.”