Rakhi Sawant's mother Jaya Sawant is battling cancer, a fact that came to light during her recent stay on Bigg Boss 14. Rakhi's friends from the industry including Kashmera Shah and Sambhavna Seth paid a visit to her ailing mother in Mumbai. (All pictures: Yogen Shah).

Rakhi and Kashmera Shah had entered the show as a "challenger" along with three other contestants - Vikas Gupta, Rahul Mahajan and Arshi Khan.

"Please pray for mom, she is undergoing cancer treatment," Rakhi posted on Instagram along with a picture of her mother. Fans and industry colleagues had good wishes for Rakhi's mother. Actress Rashami Desai posted with a heart emoji: "Will surly pray for her speedy recovery and more important god give her more power. You are stronger then anyone baby your prayer works like magic."

"Get well soon auntie," wrote actress Bandgi Kalra. Actress Kamya Panjabi took to Twitter to applaud the Rakhi's journey in the show despite her mother not being well. "Well dis is Rakhi's 1st post aft bb14 finale,i m numb I hv no words, some1 who entertained da world so much past few months,was goin thru dis? Can u even imagine? Koi tujhse kya mukabla karega @IAMREALRAKHI tu toh sabse upar aur sabse anokhi nikli..u r a winner in life #Staystrong (sic)," posted Kamya.

Rakhi was a finalist on season 14 of Bigg Boss. She walked away with Rs 14 lakh from the show during the grand finale on Sunday this week. The reality show was won by Rubina Dilaik while Rahul Vaidya ended up as the runner-up.

Apart from Kashmera, television actress Sambhavna Seth also met Rakhi's mother in Mumbai.

In the show, Kashmera was known for her unending controversies with Vikas Gupta and Arshi Khan. The actress was eliminated from the show in December.