Actor and model Anish Bhagat came out to his father as gay in a recent video that is winning hearts on social media. His father, Deep Bhagat, is a retired army officer. The video was shared by Humans of Bombay, who are known for their heartwarming stories of people from around the world on Instagram.
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In the video, Anish introduces his %u201Csuper cool army dad%u201D, who fully supports his son%u2019s choices – including nail paint – and accepts him wholeheartedly. When he is asked about his views on society%u2019s opinion on Anish, the father says %u201Cwho cares!%u201D and asserts that it%u2019s Anish who is the most important to him and not society%u2019s acceptance about him being gay. It is aptly captioned, %u201CDad, my superhero.%u201D
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The clip was shared on May 6 on his Instagram handle. The video has garnered almost 300,000 likes and several comments. Among the comments was one from actor Anushka Sharma, who dropped a purple heart in the comments section of the reel. The video was showered with immense love from netizens. %u201CWe need more parents like this,%u201D one commented. %u201CI%u2019m already crying,%u201D another shared.
