On 8th March Women’s Day, Hotel Grand Kakatiya served host for an esteemed event organized by Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, a charitable organization.

Celebrity guests Kamal Haasan and Gauthami graced the event that was held in Hyderabad. Cancer survivors Gauthami and Bollywood producer Yash Chopra’s wife, Pamela Chopra were honored for their determination to fight against the ailment.

Answering to the question posed by media in the following meet, as what Kamal felt when he was beside Gauthami during her cancer days, he said, ”I was deeply bereaved and felt hard to go through the tough time. Although I didn’t weep, my eyes were soaked with tears and Gauthami is the woman who stood by my side through thick and thin next to my mother. I closely witnessed her fight the dreaded cancer and it made me want to create awareness to the world about it.”

For the question, was it true that Gauthami’s treatment days were recorded? He said, “Yes, we did it as per her wish. The motive is to create peerless awareness against fighting cancer and she did it for a social cause but not for any other benefit. I have studied a lot of patients’ characters on screen and prepared scripts. But, in reality I have realized the effects of cancer now. I would advice everyone to get first hand information and not rely on regular films that are made with a commercial motif.”