‘Both Father and son…’ Priyanka Chopra broke down on the sets of Krrish, Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh Roshan did…

Priyanka Chopra’s mother Dr Madhu Chopra recalled Priyanka’s emotional moment on the sets of Krrish.

Priyanka Chopra often shared how her father, Dr Ashok Chopra, was not only her biggest cheerleader but also her best friend. The actress even has a tattoo on her wrist that reads ‘Daddy’s lil girl’ in his handwriting. Understandably, it was heart-wrenching for the actress when her father fell sick.

Ashok Chopra passed away in 2013 after dealing with cancer. Of course, it was a tough period for the family, when he was battling with this illness for over eight years. In an interaction with the YouTube channel Something Bigger Show, Dr Madhu Chopra shared how her husband’s diagnosis was the “most vulnerable moment” of her life. She shared that how during that phase Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh Roshan supported her family.

Dr Madhu Chopra shared that her family was trying for her husband to get the best possible treatment. Since, she had family in America, she was talking to them about his illness. “He was very ill. My brother said if you think he has five percent chance of survival, bring him to Boston. And that was another task, getting him on a plane, because none of the airlines wanted to take such a serious patient even though we gave disclaimers.” she recalled.

At that period, Priyanka Chopra was shooting for Krrish with Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh Roshan. When the father-son got to know about her problem, they helped fly her father to Boston for his medical treatment. She recalled, “It just so happened that Priyanka was shooting Krrish with Hrithik and Rakesh Roshan, so she shared her worries with them. He asked her ‘why are you crying?’ and then both father and son made that possible for the airlines to take us. They helped us, put in a word, they knew people.”

During the conversation, Madhu revealed that Ashok preferred to keep his illness private and rarely opened up to her about his concerns. “He told me not to tell anybody, not in the family, we will go through it ourselves. That was the hardest time to see this mountain slowly getting weak and dealing with something. He couldn’t share his anxiety, his worries, and he was internalising it all. I felt I was being kept outside, but it was that he didn’t want me to be worried, which is why he was not sharing. I felt I am not being treated as a true partner. I didn’t know if I should fight it, understand it, or be gentle with him or be angry with him. That was a hard time,” Dr Madhu Chopra said.