Anupam Kher Says His Father Died Of Starvation, Felt Water Tasted Like Acid
Anupam Kher's father had a disease which made food feel like sand and water taste like acid.
Anupam Kher's father, Pushkar Nath Kher, was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family and spent most of his adult life in Shimla after relocating there in 1949. He served as a clerk in the Himachal Pradesh state forest department, a quiet and modest public servant role that contrasted sharply with his son's later fame. However, despite living a well life, he died of starvation. In a recent chat with Filmfare, Anupam Kher opened up about his father's last days.
'He died of starvation because he got a strange disease, where, for him, food started to feel like sand. And water felt like acid. So he would throw things away. He became very frail," he shared. Anupam recalled that his father could not communicate and tried to write something, but could only manage to draw some lines.
'Because he didn't have the energy to form words or sentences. To make him feel better, I just responded in a very generalised way, 'Of course.' He looked a little disappointed. Then he called me closer. I leaned in, my ears almost touching his mouth. And this man, who was going to die in the next 20 minutes, whispered his last two words to me: 'Live life.' That was phenomenal. A dying man… telling you to live life. Because he had lived his," he recalled.
In the same interview, Anupam Kher also opened up about his struggling days. 'Struggling days were horrible. I slept on the railway platform in Bandra East for 27 days. And the cops didn't drive me away as I used to sleep around 1:20 a.m., before the last train would arrive. And one of the cops was very kind. I actually met his son about four years ago. He said to me, 'Aapko yaad hai woh police wale bade ache thay.' So there is a lot of kindness in the world," he shared with Filmfare.
Anupam Kher's life changed when Mahesh Bhatt cast him in Saaransh (1984). He played a 60-year-old man mourning the loss of his only son. Anupam Kher's performance earned widespread praise, proving to be a turning point in his career.
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