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Shekhar Suman recalls his son Aayush’s final days
Actor and television presenter Shekhar Suman recalled losing his son Aayush in a conversation with The Lallantop.
Aayush died at age 11 in 1995 after battling endomyocardial fibrosis, a rare, incurable heart condition.
Suman said his son spoke of seeing a golden light, recited Sanskrit verses and told his family he loved them.
As Aayush’s condition worsened, Suman’s wife asked doctors to let him go because she could no longer bear to see him suffer.
Suman said he was struggling to find work when his son became ill, and took a role in the television comedy Dekh Bhai Dekh to support his family.
He kept a telephone near him during filming so his family could update him about Aayush’s health.
The loss still weighs on the family, and Suman said they continue to talk about Aayush every day.
Shekhar Suman has recalled the final days of his son Aayush, who died aged 11 in 1995.
Aayush had a rare, incurable heart condition identified as endomyocardial fibrosis.
Suman said Aayush spoke of seeing a golden light, asked his father to save him and recited Sanskrit shlokas shortly before his death.
Suman recalled that his wife, Alka, pleaded with doctors to let Aayush go because he was suffering.
The family was also facing financial strain, and Suman took television work while keeping a telephone nearby for updates about his son.
- Who
- Actor Shekhar Suman recalled his son Aayush’s final days.
- What
- Aayush died aged 11 after a terminal heart condition. Suman shared memories of his final moments and his family’s grief.
- When
- Aayush died in 1995. The recollections were published on October 12 and 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Aayush had a rare, incurable heart condition that worsened.
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Suman said he was struggling to find work when he learned that his son was terminally ill.
Suman took a role in the television show Dekh Bhai Dekh and kept a telephone nearby for updates from his family.
Aayush spoke of seeing a golden light, asked his father to save him and recited Sanskrit shlokas.
Aayush died aged 11.
- Son
- Aayush Suman
- Age at death
- 11
- Year of death
- 1995
- Condition
- Endomyocardial fibrosis, described as rare and incurable
- Television show
- Dekh Bhai Dekh
- Producer
- Jaya Bachchan
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Shekhar Suman did TV to pay for son’s treatment, became highest-paid at Rs 35 cr in 1997
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What people are saying
Papa, I don’t want to go. Please save me.
His condition worsened so much that at one point, my wife begged the doctors to let him go.
Whenever the phone rang, I picked it up with a pounding heart, hoping it wasn’t bad news.
It’s a wound that will never heal.