“There is no bigger tragedy for a parent than to lose your child,” said actor Shekhar Suman, as he opened up about the challenging phase of his life when his elder son Aayush passed away.
But then came the downfall, when he discovered that his son was terminally ill.“There came a low phase when nothing was working.
That’s when the struggle started, and it worsened when I discovered in 1989 that my son was terminally ill. That was the end of me, that was the end of my career, I thought that was the end of my life, family, everything.
Shekhar Suman said the family was grieving even before they lost their son, but found some comfort in loved ones who helped them overcome the tragedy.
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“There is no bigger tragedy for a parent than to lose your child,” said actor Shekhar Suman, as he opened up about the challenging phase of his life when his elder son Aayush passed away. Aayush reportedly died of a heart ailment at the age of 11. The actor said there was a time he was working with the top-most female stars of the industry, including Rekha, Juhi Chawla, Dimple Kapadia and Padmini Kolhapure, among others. But then came the downfall, when he discovered that his son was terminally ill.
“There came a low phase when nothing was working. That’s when the struggle started, and it worsened when I discovered in 1989 that my son was terminally ill. That was the end of me, that was the end of my career, I thought that was the end of my life, family, everything. For each day that passed, I sat next to my son, holding him in my arms thinking, ‘One day he is going to go away,'” he said in an interview with Bollywood Bubble.
Shekhar Suman said the family was grieving even before they lost their son, but found some comfort in loved ones who helped them overcome the tragedy. “We were crying for years before he went away. He was given eight months time, he survived for four. Those were the most trying times of my life. I have been through a lot, seen a lot, but I have gratitude to God, to people who have helped me. But life goes on. There is no bigger tragedy for a parent than to lose your child,” he added. Advertisement Earlier, in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actor had opened up about dealing with the passing away of his elder son and said, “I lost a part of my heart, who was dearest to me. I cried while beating my head to the ground. I didn’t want to live after that. I was lifeless. The world was a façade where I would smile and laugh, either for appearances or out of economic necessity because I had to run my household.” The actor is currently seen on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. The Netflix show also stars his second son, Adhyayan Suman.
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