In Aziz Ansari's new scripted comedy, Master of None, the comedian cast his real-life parents, Shoukath and Fatima Ansari, to star alongside him on the show. While having them acting on the Netflix original series was an experience of its own, the actor revealed he took away something more rewarding from their time together. On Wednesday (Nov. 11), Aziz took to Instagram to show his appreciation to his parents and things got a littl emotional.
"My dad took off most of his vacation time for the year to act in 'Master of None,' Aziz wrote on Instagram. "So I'm really relieved this all worked out. Tonight after we did Colbert together he said: 'This is all fun and I liked acting in the show, but I really just did it so I could spend more time with you.'"
The former Parks and Recreation star admitted to having an emotional breakdown after his father said that to him, bursting out in tears and falling to the floor. An overwhelming since of gratitude fell upon him, thinking about how much his family has sacrificed for him and the amount of love they've showered him with.
A photo posted by @azizansari on Nov 11, 2015 at 8:43am PST
Feelings of shame and regret also took over his conscious. Aziz reflected on the opportunities he missed to visit his parents in South Carolina and times when he specifically chose to stay in New York because he'd get bored easily back home. The recollection made him feel like a "total piece of garbage."
"I've been overwhelmed by the response to the Parents episode of our show," Aziz wrote. "What's strange is doing that episode and working with my parents has increased the quality of my relationship to my parents IN MY REAL LIFE. In reality, I haven't always had the best, most open relationship with my parents because we are weirdly closed off emotionally sometimes. But we are getting better."
The 32-year-old, who recently participated in Reddit's Ask Me Anything, ended his sentimental post acknowledging how thankful he is to have shared the new memories with this parents, as well as, how proud he is of the bonds that were strengthened within his family because of the show.
Offering advice to all his fans about cherishing the ones around them, especially their parents, Aziz hopes his fans take the underlying meaning of the post with serious regard. He also urges those with strained relationships with family members to try their best to mend them, before it's too late.
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