Arjun Mathur Remembers His Late Mom, Opens Up About The Car Crash: ‘The Pain Gets Worse’



Actor Arjun Mathur recently opened up about losing his mother when he was just 13. The Made In Heaven actor took to his social media handle to remember his mom on her death anniversary and penned a heartbreaking note about losing her in a tragic car crash.

Taking to his Instagram account, Arjun dropped a bundle of photos featuring his mom and the medical report from the Breach Chandy Hospital. The emotional note read, “The wounds have healed. The pain gets worse. And comes at me in ways I could never have imagined. 29 years today, to that fateful road trip. Will never forget this song, which haunts me even today – the one we were singing along to, moments before that Maruti 1000 skid off that ghat. माँ.” 

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Arjun, along with his two siblings and their parents, were on a fun road trip when the accident happened. His father was driving the car. Back in 2019, in a conference titled ‘Imagine – Parenting with Courage’ he opened up about dealing with the trauma and how it impacted him growing up. India Today report quoted him,  “I don’t know. At the time, you really don’t know what happened. You only know that something bad has happened, and you are just coping. I don’t think until much later in life, when you are actually facing life, work, relationships… the way you behave, an insecurity or a self-doubt that you have and where does it come from, and then it can be traced back to this one event. I don’t know how it changed me then.”

He also added that he misunderstood his father, as he couldn’t offer ‘emotional support’ to him and his siblings at that time. “He (his father) was very busy, and suddenly he had three kids, all in their teenage years. He didn’t know what to do except for working and providing, but I think he unfortunately could not provide us with the emotional support that we required. He knew how to manage his hotel, and he would try to manage his family that way. But it wasn’t working. And, I rebelled in every way I could,” he added.

On a closing note, the actor said he still feels his mother is around and wants to make her proud. He shared, “My biggest drive is just making her proud. I feel her around me, near me, and guiding me. And I think I still am who I am because of her, even though she has not been around.”