Veteran actor Anupam Kher shares about his book with Suhel Seth

by chandra joshi i m blogger

This pandemic lockdown has given individuals an opportunity to explore their creative side and other aspects of their personality that they never knew existed. Be it the common man or celebrities, with everyone locked up indoors, new activities have been taken up. In a recent webinar organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, actor Anupam Kher talks about his book “Your Best Day Is Today” wherein he wrote about the pandemic, lockdown and how he dealt with it. The webinar was moderated by columnist, actor and businessman Suhel Seth.

 

The session started with Suhel Seth hosting and welcoming actor Anupam Kher, congratulating him for the book release, followed by Kher sharing how he was fearful and wrote the book out of uncertainty. He believed that writing this book would be the only silver lining through the dark times of pandemic that everyone was going through. The lockdown had indeed taken a toll on everyone across the world and made many of us aware of our surroundings and nature.

 

“For the first time in 39 years I could hear the sound of birds and see blue skies in Mumbai” Kher adds, and shares how the process of writing the book helped him feel better about the tough times. He recollects how the start of the lockdown had everyone panicking and buying all the essential commodities at once, trying to get home to the families, and with the fear of losing jobs deeply seeded in all. “The process had started with fear but ended with optimism,” says Kher.

 

Suhel Seth also adds a powerful line from our Bhagavad Gita which says, “you have the right to perform all your duties but, you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions” while talking about how Indians were able to withstand the crisis due to the teachings of our ancient culture, scriptures and philosophy that go back thousands of years.

Seth brings up the point of how the pandemic has also brought families closer and been helpful in providing quality time with each other. It has also given people the opportunity to explore and showcase their talent via social media.

 

Anupam Kher states that there are too many people that will be critical of you even if you help someone but it is always better to ignore such people and feel proud of your efforts. He adds that he realized he is not that impatient and restless as he thought he was. There is a chapter about death in this book. He used to fear death earlier. But now feels liberated and listens more to people around him.

The session ended with Anupam Kher asking Indians to celebrate being Indian and adds,“Be vocal about being an Indian.”

 

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