Famous Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi has revealed that on the night his mother passed away, she kept asking him for water, but he did not give it to her because doctors had told him not to.
According to Hindustan Times, Arshad Warsi recently appeared on a podcast where he spoke openly about his career and personal life.
During the show, he discussed the struggles he faced in his career, the repeated failure of his films, and the lack of good roles being offered to him.
He admitted that he did many films only to earn money and run his household. One such movie, he said, was Jaani Dushman, which turned out to be a major flop.
Arshad explained that he accepted Jaani Dushman because he needed money to build the roof of his house. He said the film’s director was known for paying actors on time, so he agreed to work on it — and thanks to that, he was able to finish building his home.
Laughing, Arshad said that after working in the film, he asked the director to make sure his character was killed off early in the story — but that didn’t happen. Meanwhile, actor Akshay Kumar didn’t want his character to die, yet his character kept dying and coming back in new forms.
During the podcast, Arshad also talked about losing both his parents at a young age. He was only 14 years old when they passed away.
He shared the painful memory of his mother’s last moments, saying he still regrets not giving her water when she asked for it. His mother was suffering from kidney disease and was on dialysis. Doctors had strictly advised that she should not be given water, so he followed their instructions.
Arshad recalled that the night before she died, his mother called him and repeatedly asked for water, but he refused — trying to follow the doctors’ advice. The next day, she passed away. Until her last breath, she had been asking for water.
Speaking emotionally, Arshad said that not giving his mother water broke him deeply inside. For a long time, he wondered if giving her water would have made things worse and whether he would have lived with lifelong guilt.
But now, as he has grown older, he feels that he should have given her water, because we should always try to fulfill the last wishes of those who are about to leave us.
He added that after his parents’ death, his life changed completely — he had to move from a big house to smaller ones. At first, he didn’t cry, trying to be the “man of the house,” but after some weeks, his emotions broke down and he finally cried.
Arshad Warsi Reveals: “My mother kept asking for water before she passed away”