In a heartfelt moment during a recent podcast, actor-creator Bhuvan Bam opened up about his decision to stay away from alcohol. The resolve stems from his personal experiences. Bam says it’s a lesson he learnt when he saw his father, Avnindra Bam, struggling with alcohol addiction.

“I realised early on that alcohol is not a solution to your problems. Seeing my father’s health deteriorate because of his addiction was an eye-opener. My father’s stroke in 2018 was a profound shock. For several months, he would look at me as if I were a complete stranger, unable to recognise his own son. It was an incredibly painful experience, seeing someone who had always been a pillar of strength now struggling to remember me. That period made me realise how fragile our connections can be and how the unexpected can create gaps even in the closest relationships,” he says.