MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS AWAY: ANGAD
After spending over 16 days in isolation, actor Angad Bedi is back with his family, but feels the experience has altered his life forever. “It has been a challenging time. You realise the gravity of the situation when you face it yourself,” says Bedi, who recently shared a video of himself meeting his daughter, Mehr, after testing negative for Covid-19, on Instagram.
Even though Bedi, his wife, actor Neha Dhupia and daughter, were all in Delhi, he says it was difficult to be away from them. “Mehr is just two-and-ahalf, and she doesn’t understand why her father can’t come and see her. These emotions break you,” he shares.
For the actor, explaining his daughter the reason behind his absence has been the biggest challenge. “She would ask, ‘Papa, why are you not coming to see me?’. I’d say that I’m not feeling too well, but she’d counter it with, ‘But I’ve been unwell in the past, and been with you’. Such innocent questions... it was difficult for her and very difficult for me,”
Bedi, 38, confesses.
However, being in isolation gave the actor some time to introspect. “These things change you as a person.
I’ve learnt to give more time to family. If you’re surviving and breathing, you should be grateful,” says Bedi, who’s waiting to get the jab after his recovery.