New Delhi: Kannada film star Kichcha Sudeep honoured his late mother, Saroja Sanjeev, who passed away on Sunday in a Bengaluru hospital due to health issues. Sudeep described her as his greatest supporter and the one who loved him unconditionally, even when he felt his work was not his best.

He remembered his mother as the "most unbiased, loving, and forgiving" person he knew. "... My teacher. My true well wisher. And my 1st fan. Loved the worst of my work as well... I have no words to express the pain I feel right now, I'm unable to accept the void nor come to terms with what has happened. Everything changed in 24 hours… "It's a hard-hitting truth that will take its own time to penetrate into our minds and hearts... My mother was a great soul, and I will miss her... Rest well, amma. I love you, and I miss you terribly," he wrote in an X post.

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Sudeep shared that she would send him good morning texts every day, but he missed her message on Saturday while filming for the reality TV show "Bigg Boss Kannada," where he serves as the host. Just before he went on stage, he received a call informing him that she had been hospitalised.

Despite the news, Sudeep continued filming with “a fear in mind.” "A little later, when I was on stage, a message was passed on to my people that she was critical... I rushed to the hospital after the Saturday's episode shoot, and my mother was put on to a ventilator minutes before I reached. I couldn't see my mother while she was still conscious. She did put up a fight before she gave in on Sunday early morning. "Everything, just about everything changed in just a few hours. I don't know how to undo this. I don't know how to accept this reality, that has hit us. My mother, the one who gave such a tight hug before I left for the shoot, was no more within the next few hours (sic)" he added.

He expressed gratitude to everyone who came to pay their respects at his mother's funeral, which took place yesterday. Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was among those who attended the last rites. "I thank all those who reached out to me through texts and tweets," he added.

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