Television actor Gaurav Chopra’s father, Swatantra Chopra, died of coronavirus in a Delhi hospital on Saturday, 10 days after his mother’s death. The actor wrote a heartbreaking note on Instagram, along with some black and white photos of his father, to talk about how “special” he was.
He wrote: “My hero. My idol. My inspiration. Will I get to become one millionth of a man that he was? Don’t believe it .. The ideal man, the ideal son, the ideal brother, a man who always put the family above EVERYTHING. An ideal father … it took me 25 years to even come to terms with the fact that all parents are not like him … that he was special … I was blessed … and as his son that is the legacy that I have inherited. .. loved and respected far more than I will ever be .. a celebrity in his true terms. When I was a child, when I was walking down the street or the market I always knew that they recognized me as their son. For all. Let the merchant greet me and take less money because I was his son … it was something he was used to … This: when I didn’t even know of its existence.
He went on and added: “It was a common matter to find an unknown person at our doors bringing a guest who was looking for our home. All you had to say was “Chopra Saab’s house? “And anyone in that vast radius would take you to the right place. The love, warmth and generosity he had … idealism, strength … “
Speaking about the death of her mother, who had also tested positive for the new coronavirus and was battling pancreatic cancer, she wrote: “An ideal husband… has dedicated his entire life to improving my mother over the past four years. To the point of contracting a disease trying to protect her and then leaving us all to keep her company .. She left us on the 19th and he did it on the 29th .. 10 days .. and they both left .. An emptiness, an emptiness that never will fill no amount of time … #MerePapa ”.
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Previously, he had shared some happy photos of his mother the day after her passing and had written: “Three years of fighting cancer of the worst kind, three years of continuous chemotherapy – and she was cheering us on! Always the brightest energy point in the room. Always. The beauty that didn’t need any accentuation. Was highlighted. Loved by all. To the point of looking like his fans. . . It inspired so many … as a teacher, as a principal, as a colleague, as a friend, as a human being who seeks spiritual growth above all else … I can go on and on … about a million things … . she introduced me to everything in life … my strength … my source … “
After saying goodbye to her, he ended by saying: “#MeriMaa was the strongest … She left us yesterday … In the other world she would be making all her fans, I’m sure! Aapka #kaanha “.
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