Anupam Kher believes one should never take their parents for granted: 'My mother calls me every morning'

Veteran actor Anupam Kher believes that one should never take their parents for granted as wherever we stand it is because of their blessings and loveKher explained that while our parents never forget us we sometimes neglect them due to our hectic schedules My mother calls me every morning to know about my wellbeing Our elders are like this and they always think about us Blessings of parents are greater than anythingIn a conversation with ANI he recalled an incident and said Recently I heard a very heartwrenching story from someone That a gentleman had put his mother in an old peoples home She got sick and became very serious Then he brought her home and she told him that there was no fan in the oldage home He said maa tum to ja rahi hoyou are going to die why are you thinking all this to this she responded Son I managed anyhow but I am just thinking about your good This story shook me completely Our elders are important and we should always make sure to take proper care of themThe actor said that films are not just meant to entertain people but at the same place they should also convey a message While talking about his film The Signature which was released today Kher plays an elderly husband Arvind whose wife Ambika Neena Kulkarni is put on life support shortly after she falls sickHe said After Covid there has been no human being who hasnt experienced the fear of losing someone belovedThis story is of a middleclass family It is a story of a person whose character I am playing Arvind who after earning a lifetimes worth of money and finally retiring has bought a house far from the city and with his wife his entire dream is to go to Europe These are the dreams of the middle class And there at the airport his wife gets a brain haemorrhage and lands in the hospital Now in the hospital she is in a coma and she is under a ventilator The doctor says that you have to sign on the Do Not Resuscitate DNR is it allowed to remove it or not So he asks them what are the chances of it They reply we can never say that there is no chance of it in any condition So then he says how can I sign So this is the struggle of that personThe actor said that the film raises very relevant questions like After a certain age does a persons worth end Does a persons life become meaningless at the age of 60 Does he not have the right to live Does the son think about his mother that if he spends 75 to 8 lakh rupees to keep her alive then how will he manage Everyones problem is genuine It is not that the children do not love their parents So this is the storyOn talking about the title of the film he added My characters wife is in the hospital she is on the ventilator And the doctor wants him to sign on that paper So this signature becomes very importantDirected by the acclaimed director Gajendra Ahire The Signature explores the emotional trials of a devoted husband essayed by Anupam Kher as he grapples with a lifealtering crisisProduced by KC Bokadia and Anupam Kher Studio the film features an impressive cast of Mahima Chaudhry Neena Kulkarni Annu Kapoor and Ranvir ShoreyThe film follows Arvind Anupam Kher whose life is turned upside down when his wife collapses at the airport just before an anticipated tripThe film is released on ZEE5 on October 4 offering viewers a heartfelt narrative of love sacrifice and resilienceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever