Birthdays often bring thoughtful gifts, but one granddaughter took it a step further. Influencer Apoorva Vijaykumar used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a heartfelt surprise for her grandmother’s birthday.
It was a video showing her walking hand in hand with her late husband.
A video of the emotional moment, shared on Instagram, has gone viral for all the right reasons.
The clip opens with the grandmother seated at a dining table as the AI-generated video plays. As she sees herself strolling beside her late husband, her face lights up with a mix of joy and longing.
The wide smile, followed by tears of love and loss, has touched thousands of users online.
In the caption of her video post, Apoorva shared a heartfelt message: “Happy Birthday Ammu. I know living without Appupan has been hard. So, I made this to remind you He’s still here-in every quiet moment, in every little joy. You may not see him, but he’s watching over you, protecting you, and walking beside you always.”
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The video prompted an outpouring of love from social media users. “Ammu is a pookie. Her hair clip says it all,” a user said, while another added, “Crying for random strangers on Instagram has become a part of daily routine for me.”
“You didn’t just make her day… you made ours too,” one of the users said.
Others reflected on the power of technology, one of the users saying, “And maybe that’s why they created technology,” and “Never cried so much seeing a reel.”
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In one of his popular films, Irrfan Khan says, “I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.”
Sometimes, though, holding onto someone you have loved for so long, even for a fleeting moment you wish you could relive, eases that hurt. It brings a quiet closure to the longing and offers the calmness of contentment, something Ammu truly deserves on her special day.