Mumbai, April 21 -- Director Mitul Patel has revealed that his film 'Mercy' is inspired by an emotionally charged real-life account shared by actor Paresh Rawal during an interview about his mother's prolonged illness and coma, which deeply shaped the film's central theme of end-of-life decisions and moral conflict.

Patel told ANI, "As a writer, I look for conflicts in stories. I couldn't find a bigger conflict than this where a son has to face this choice of letting go of his mother. So, I think age has nothing to do with it. I just found that this is a very meaty subject and I just couldn't resist writing on it. It all started with an interview 3.5 years ago. It was an interview with Paresh Rawalji where he talked about his mother. His...