Ashish
Mehrotra,
who
plays
Paritosh
Shah
in
the
popular
show
Anupamaa,
lost
his
father
earlier
in
April
this
year.
The
actor,
in
a
recent
interview,
revealed
that
he
is
still
processing
the
sudden
demise
of
his
father.
He
told
TOI,
“Although
I
haven’t
come
to
terms
with
the
fact
that
my
father
is
no
more
with
us
I
can
still
feel
his
presence
around
me.
When
I
miss
him
a
lot
I
look
at
his
pictures
and
listen
to
his
voice.
Earlier,
talking
to
him
on
my
way
to
work
was
a
part
of
my
daily
routine.”
For
the
unversed,
Ashish
along
with
the
cast
and
crew
of
Anupamaa
are
busy
shooting
for
the
series
in
Gujarat.
The
actor,
who
is
going
through
an
emotionally
challenging
time
also
shared
that
he
was
staying
away
from
his
for
the
last
1
½
year
due
to
the
ongoing
pandemic.
And
then
when
things
started
settling
down,
he
couldn’t
see
his
father
who
was
living
in
New
Delhi
as
he
had
to
concentrate
on
his
career.
Ashish
said
that
his
mom
has
been
his
biggest
support
and
she
gives
me
the
strength
to
face
any
hurdles
that
life
throws
at
him.
However,
he
does
feels
lucky
to
be
working
during
such
uncertain
times
and
considers
working
on
a
show
like
Anupamaa
a
blessing.
On
being
quizzed
about
what
has
been
his
biggest
challenge
amidst
so
much
chaos,
Ashish
said,
“Losing
a
parent
and
not
being
able
to
perform
his
last
rites
due
to
the
ongoing
pandemic
has
been
my
biggest
challenge.
Also,
my
mom
tested
positive
and
she
still
hasn’t
recovered
fully,
so
it’s
tough.”
For
the
unversed,
Mehrotra
had
also
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
back
in
April
this
year
along
with
many
of
his
Anupamaa
co-stars
including
Rupali
Ganguly
and
Sudhanshu
Pandey.