Popular Bollywood actorNawazuddinSiddiqui's sister SyamaTamshiSiddiqui died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. She was 26 years old and was diagnosed with an advanced stage of breast cancer 8 years ago. A year back,NawazuddinSiddiqui had even posted a tweet regarding his sister’s condition. Apparently, during the time of SyamaTamshi’sdeath,Nawazuddinwas shooting in the USA for his film No Land’s Man. The funeral was held atNawazuddinSiddiqui’s ancestral villageBudhanain Uttar Pradesh. The cremation happened yesterday, the11th of December.

In October last year,NawazuddinSiddiqui had tweeted about his sister's condition on her 25th birthday, his note reads as follows: “My sister was diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer at 18 but it was her will power and courage that made her stand against all the odds. She turns 25 today and (is) still fighting...” Nawaz comes from a zamindari Muslim family ofLambardars. They hail fromBudhana, a small town and tehsil inShamli district, Uttar Pradesh.He is the eldest of his eight siblings.This sure is a big loss forNawazuddinand his family.

Nawaz is one of the most wanted actors in Bollywood and he has formed a niche for himself. He got popular even in Tamil Nadu after featuring in Rajinikanth’s recent blockbuster film Petta.

We express our deepest condolences toPettaactor and his family.