When Shekhar Suman went through the ‘greatest tragedy’, son Ayush’s death: ‘Heartbreaking’ | Bollywood News
Shekhar Suman has often described himself as fortunate to have found success in the entertainment industry with relative ease. His very first film was Utsav, in which he shared the screen with Rekha, and his career took off soon after. However, just a few years into his rise, tragedy struck. His elder son, Aayush, was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment. Doctors reportedly gave him just eight months to live, but Aayush survived for another four years. When he died in 1995 at the age of 11, Shekhar and his wife, Alka, were left devastated. The loss pushed both of them into a prolonged period of grief and depression. In an Instagram post last year, Shekhar reflected on the difficult years that followed Aayush’s death. “We had just come out of the greatest tragedy of our lives, having lost our elder son Aayush to a rare heart ailment. Things were very difficult. Alka and I went through severe depression and despair for years. Adhyayan was and is our great source of strength. He became the …
