K’town stars open up on their own struggles after Sushant’s death

Chennai

The nation was left in grief when news broke out that the 34-year-old actor, widely recognised for starring in the biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, had committed suicide. Soon, social media started flooding with debates on mental health.

Taking to Twitter, Khushbu Sundar wrote, “Everyone goes through upheaval and depression. I would be lying if I say I haven’t. I did and wanted to end it all. But I fought the demons in my head because I wanted to prove I am stronger than them.” (sic). The actress then narrated how she couldn’t face anything at one point in her life. “I thought the easiest way would be to sleep forever but my grit pulled me through. My friends were my angels,” (sic) she added.

Likewise , Chinmayi Sripaada wrote, “One needn’t be diagnosed with mental illness to contemplate ending one’s life.” In a series of tweets, the playback singer spoke of the emotional trauma she faced during the #Metoo movement. “As much as our inner circle loves us, cares for us, it is not a substitute for professional therapy. I took therapy during my darkest times,” she said. While some spoke about depression, others widely called out against nepotism.

It is worth mentioning that this debate began after Bollywood’s popular filmmaker Karan Johar wrote a post to Sushant, saying “I blame myself for not being in touch with you”.

However, netizens and a few Hindi actors including Nikhil Dwivedi, without naming anyone, slammed the industry for not offering a helping hand to new stars while others called out the condolence posts for Sushant saying it was hypocritical in nature. Others highlighted how top producers never give a chance for an upcoming star whose family does not have any connection with the industry.

On this, Prakash Raj took to Twitter to share an old clip of Sushant speaking about nepotism at an awards ceremony and captioned the video as: “I have lived through this (nepotism). I have survived. My wounds are deeper than my flesh but this child Sushant Singh Rajput couldn’t. Will we learn? Will we really stand up and not let such dreams die? Just asking” (sic).