Overview

• Sharing a throwback photo, the actor wrote that he and Alka endured severe depression and despair for years following their elder son’s passing.
• “I crumbled and did not want to live,” he said, praising Alka’s support and calling her the family’s “rock of Gibraltar.”
• Aayush died on April 3, 1995 at age 11 from a rare heart ailment; Suman has previously said doctors predicted eight months but his son lived about four years after an Endomyocardial Fibrosis diagnosis.
• The post drew condolences from fans and a message from filmmaker Farah Khan, reflecting a wave of public sympathy.
• Reports also note Suman’s recent work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix series Heeramandi, which has kept him in the public eye.