Mandira Bedi remembered her late husband, director and producer Raj Kaushal. She shared, “With grief, there aren’t any shortcuts. You have to go through it.” In a recent conversation, Mandira spoke about how she dealt with her husband’s sudden death at the age of 50 after he suffered a heart attack. She admitted that the first year following his passing was incredibly difficult, but she and their children — son Vir and daughter Tara — gradually learned to navigate and cope with the loss.
Mandira Bedi opens up about choosing not to mark her husband’s death anniversary; says, “What is there to remember in this day… it’s a sad day in our lives”
Speaking on the YouTube channel The Full Circle, Mandira Bedi said, “The first year after Raj’s death was the first of everything – birthday, anniversary, Diwali – they were all very hard. The first of everything is a time when you just want to sit in your room, not talk to anyone, and cry and cry until you can’t cry anymore.”
Mandira shared that since they had adopted daughter Tara only 8-9 months before Raj’s death, she had known him for a short period. However, his death deeply affected their son Vir, who had been very close to his father and was heartbroken by the loss. She said, “Vir would cry and I never once told him not to cry. ‘Boys don’t cry’ that is crap. I told him cry as much as he wants and let it out.” Mandira explained that she wanted Vir to express his emotions freely so that, over time, they could remember Raj with joy.
Mandira also shared that she chose not to treat her husband’s death anniversary as a sorrowful occasion. She explained, “I did a one-month puja, one-year puja and all other rituals. After the one-year puja, I decided we will not mark this day… what is there to remember in this day… it’s a sad day in our lives.”
Instead, Mandira established a tradition of celebrating Raj’s birthday each year with friends and family, choosing to remember him with love and joy. She shared, “On his birthday every year, I organise a puja followed by a lunch and I call all his friends. The lunch has Raj’s favourite foods. It’s the kind of Sunday afternoon lunch we loved. This is our way to celebrate him. His legacy is the lives he touched. We have reached a stage where we laugh and remember him well.”
She added, “I remember his death anniversary and I feel sad on that day but I don’t want my kids to remember it.” Mandira also revealed that every day since Raj’s passing, she prays to him, thanking him for his legacy, their children, and the home they live in. She also apologizes to him for “all the hard times” in their marriage and expresses gratitude for the systems he set up that continue to benefit them today.
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