Veteran actor Anupam Kher says he never scored more than 38 per cent marks, but still his father "celebrated" his failures, which thereby liberated him from the fear of getting less marks. Anupam shared this on Twitter when he congratulated 17-year-old Meghna Srivastava for topping the CBSE Class 12 results scoring 499 out of 500, and a scribe pointed out how applauding those with "70-80 per cent marks should be equally celebrated".

499 out of 500 ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098³ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098³ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098³. Well done #MeghnaSrivastava. Jai Ho. #KuchBhiHoSaktaHai.ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008d
Meghna Srivastava tops CBSE Class 12 exam with 499/500 marks https://t.co/HU9PXAFL1m

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 26, 2018

The actor then clarified: "My friend, I celebrate people who fail too. Because for me failure is an event. Never a person. But that doesn't stop me from applauding somebody who gets 99.6 per cent marks."