Anupam Kher pens a heartfelt note for mother; recalls how she shaped him as a person

In a post for Humans Of Bombay, Anupam Kher shared how his mother Dulari has shaped him as a person. From being his close friend to keeping him grounded, the veteran actor shared in detail how his mother has shaped him as a person that he has become today.

Kher also shared how once he filmed her and shared the video online and that went viral in no time. Dulari’s videos became so popular that even random people would ask the actor about his mother.

The ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ actor started the post by sharing about his childhood.“I have vivid memories of Mom dropping me to school. Before leaving, she’d say, ‘Your best day is today.’ And as a kid, I believed it. It helped me dream; made me forget how poor we were. Papa only made 90 Rs. a month, so Mom had to sell her jewellery to put us into good schools. But I was terrible at studies, so Mom was worried. If Papa was lenient, she’d say, ‘Zyada tareef mat karo’; she wanted to keep us focused,” wrote Kher.

The veteran actor then recalled how his mother once punished him for lying. He added, “Mom was responsible for shaping me as a person–I was 10 when a Sadhu came to school; Mom gave me 5 paise to give him. But I spent 2 paise & kept the rest in my bag. When Mom asked, I lied. Later when she found the money, she made me stand outside for 3 hours until I confessed. Mom let me in with a promise that I wouldn’t lie again.”

Kher revealed that his mother’s values and Rs 37 were all he had when he came to Mumbai to be an actor. While Kher struggled in Mumbai his mother didn’t share her health concerns with him as they were both trying to protect each other. When Kher became an actor his mother kept him grounded by saying, “No matter how high you fly, always be humble.”

Recalling how they became more close after the death of his father, the actor further shared, “After Papa’s death, we became close–she’d lost her partner & I, my best friend. On his choutha, I said, ‘Instead of mourning, let’s celebrate his life’. We wore colourful clothes & invited a rock band. We narrated our fond memories with Papa; Mom said, ‘I didn’t know I was married to such a wonderful man.’ After, we became best friends–she’d accompany me to award ceremonies & chat with my friends. Once, while she was saying something, I filmed her without her knowledge & posted it online–it went viral! So, I started uploading her videos regularly. She didn’t know she was being filmed, so she’d talk about everything under the sun–be it her bahu ki burai or her hair fall problem. Soon, she became so popular that random people would ask–‘How is #dularirocks?’”

You can read the actor’s entire post dedicated to his mother below:

 

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Anupam and his mother’s adorable videos are quite popular on social media. The kind of bond these two shares is endearing and heartwarming. And well, Dulari truly rocks, don’t you guys agree?

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