We do keep hearing cases of elders being abandoned by their children. This happens in all walks of life and this time around, we got to hear about a yesteryear actress from Bollywood who is at the receiving end of a callous and insensitive behavior from her own children.
Geeta Kapoor who had featured in the much-popular Kamal Amrohi film Pakeezha was admitted to the SRV Hospital, Mumbai for blood pressure issues by her son Raja. But when asked to pay the bill, he left the hospital in the pretext of finding an ATM but never returned, even after a month. The hospital’s attempts to contact the son and also her daughter proved futile and the hospital bill came to around 1.5 lakhs.
Geeta had mentioned to a North Indian daily that her son treated her very shabbily and that he wanted her to go to an old age home. Since she was not for it, he made a plan and admitted her in a hospital. It is also reported that the son had left his residence also for good. The hospital has lodged a complaint against him. Meanwhile, a few industry personnel have agreed to pay Geetha’s hospital bills.
It sure is a sad story.
