Actress Rozlyn Khan, a stage 4 breast cancer survivor, mourned the loss of television actor Vibhu Raghave, who passed away in Mumbai on June 2 after a three-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer. Diagnosed in 2022, Vibhu often shared updates about his treatment on Instagram. Hours after his demise, Rozlyn shared screenshots of their chats, where he assured her he was getting better and expressed hope that they would meet soon.
On Tuesday, Rozlyn took to her Instagram story to share a screenshot of a chat from March earlier this year, where she told Vibhu that she would love to visit him. To this, he replied, "Sure once I'm back from Delhi/Dehradun on April 1st." Later, she even checked up on him, asking, "Doing good? How is your health now?" Vibhu responded, "Getting better."
Vibhu also expressed gratitude to Rozlyn for showing him love and kindness, and he requested her to share his fundraiser link on social media to help raise funds for his expensive treatment.
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Rozlyn got emotional and wrote about how every cancer-related death shakes her. She reflected on how cancer survivors appear in reels — smiling, inspiring, and clapping — but real life is not edited; it is messy, painful, and uncertain.
She added, "In real life, we lose people mid-conversation. We share fundraisers one day, and condolences the next. We say "Getting better," even when we're barely holding on. Today, I lost a fellow warrior. An actor, a survivor, a soul who knew the fight. And my fear creeps in again-because we're all walking this tightrope together. But I'll keep walking... bruised, but still standing. For those, who did not get their second chance, I'll live mine with purpose."
"The last time I asked how he was, he said, "Getting better." because that's what fighters do; even when it hurts," said Rozlyn.
Vibhu's funeral was held in Jogeshwari West, Mumbai, on Tuesday afternoon, attended by his industry friends Mohitt Maalik, Addite Malik, Simple Kaul, Karan Veer Mehra, Aneri Vajani, Nakuul Mehta, Urvashi Dholakia, Rohit Khandelwal and Anjali Anand.
