Sanjay Gupta’s death: Wife Anuradha Lekhi Gupta shared an emotional reel hours before his demise: ‘The hardest part? Someone you love will leave before you do’ |

Sanjay Gupta’s death: Wife Anuradha Lekhi Gupta shared an emotional reel hours before his demise: ‘The hardest part? Someone you love will leave before you do’

Anuradha Lekhi Gupta, wife of late filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, is drawing attention for her recent Instagram posts after his death. Several hours before he passed away, she shared a quote about believing that something wonderful was about to happen. She also wrote that she needed some reassurance and that it would appear.

Anuradha Lekhi Gupta’s last Instagram story

Anuradha Lekhi shared a picture of a photo frame in which it was written, “Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” She captioned the Instagram Story, “When you need some sort of reassurance…it will appear.”

The reel that now feels emotional

Around seven hours before the news came, Anuradha Lekhi also shared a reel in which a girl excitedly asks to be born on Earth. A woman in the video then explains how life unfolds, from birth to death, and what one has to go through along the way. At one emotional point, she says, “The hardest part? Someone you love will leave before you do.”After Sanjay’s death, these words have struck a chord with many people and made the post feel especially poignant.

Her last birthday post for Sanjay Gupta

Anuradha Lekhi Gupta’s last birthday post for her husband was on April 14, 2026, when she shared a video montage. In the caption, she wrote about their journey together, which had many ups and downs.She wrote, “Happy Birthday Love….Cheers to all the times we’ve had over the years..Loved, lived, separated, divorced, married…Had babies…Fought fought fought… Like cats n dawgs… Tom n Jerry typa fights with the bull dog Spike thrown in for good measure.”Looking through their old pictures, she said, made her realise how much love and care they shared. She compared their bond to that of a child, where there is a deep sense of protection along with occasional irritation.She added, “What struck me most was/is there is laughter… lots of it. At the end…There is Love.” She ended the note by wishing Sanjay a happy birthday and celebrating the memories, laughter and love they had shared over the years.

Sanjay Gupta and Anuradha Lekhi’s love story

The couple’s relationship saw separation, divorce and finally a second chance. They dated for about two-and-a-half years and got married on August 18, 1997. After six years of marriage, they decided to part ways and divorced in 2003.Even after the divorce, the two stayed in touch, and Sanjay kept trying to win Anuradha back. In 2009, after nearly six years apart, they reconciled and married again in a private ceremony at a temple in Mumbai. They went on to build a family together and welcomed two children.