Women's Day Special: Sonali Bendre Behl embraces her 20-inch scar for magazine photoshoot, fans call her beautifulMar 7 (AZINS) Women's Day is almost here, and who better than Sonali Bendre Behl to spread the message of strength? The beauty fought cancer and has come out stronger than ever. She even went on to flaunt her scars in a magazine photoshoot recently.

The actress, who underwent treatment for cancer, had gone bald and was applauded for her new look. She found her biggest strength in husband Goldie Behl and son Ranveer. Sonali found her strength once more in Priya Tanna and Anaita Shroff Adajania, who convinced her that even with the scars, she is beautiful.

Sharing the photo, Sonali wrote, "The idea was almost preposterous. An almost bald head, barely any make-up and a huge scar was not the norm for @vogue. But, I guess that's my new normal. Of course I had my reservations, and, if I dare say, insecurities - but a candid conversation with the lovely ladies @priya_tanna and @anaitashroffadajania cleared my doubts. And before I knew it, I was standing in front of the camera, ready to uncover my new reality. The icing on the cake was the fact that I needed one-third of the time for hair and make-up. So I closed my eyes and jumped into it, full throttle, and this is the result. Thank you, @meghamahindru for telling my story; and thank you @ridburman for understanding my story and saying it so beautifully through your lens. If there's a piece of advice I can give you all after this, it would be to 'Find your new normal'. It's very liberating. Click on the link in the bio to read the full article! #SwitchOnTheSunshine #OneDayAtATime"

Both the women were not wrong in calling our beloved actress, most remembered for her role in Sarfarosh, Sonali, beautiful. The actress inspired many and these fans found Sonali equally beautiful.

Talking about her battle at the recently held India Today Conclave, Bendre had said, “I kept thinking what did I do wrong. I realised that we have done nothing wrong if we have got this disease. Every cancer is different. The symptoms and treatments are different and every human body deals with it differently. There are no formulas to it. That, I think, was the biggest takeaway for me. I don’t know why people hide it and don’t talk about it. As soon as I put that post out which was basically because I didn’t want rumours or distortion, the response was so overwhelming.”