Shamita Shetty shared this image. (courtesy shamitashetty_official)
Strong points
- Sushant Singh Rajput has died at the age of 34
- “Depression, Anyone Can Go Through It,” wrote Shamita
- “It took me a while to recognize and accept it,” she added.
New Delhi:
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death on Sunday sparked mental health conversation and also encouraged some to share their personal experiences with depression and mental illness. One day after Mr. Rajput, 34, was found dead at his home in Mumbai, actress Shamita Shetty revealed in an Instagram post that she is battling depression and urged anyone struggling with her own mental health to seek help. Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide, police said. No suicide note has been found and an investigation is underway, according to the PTI news agency.
Shamita Shetty’s note begins: “Depression … each of us can live there.” She describes the effects of mental illness in the most visceral way: “It tries to break you down, it feeds on all parts of your soul, everything hurts, you become your worst enemy in this dark and terrible world.”
Ms. Shetty says that she speaks from experience: “I know the pain because I experienced it. It took me a while to recognize and accept it, to find courage, to look straight at it. eyes and say I’m stronger than you, I’m going to beat you. “
Shamita Shetty urged those struggling to maintain their balance to get help. “Do not try to fight this alone, reach out. Know that there are people who have gone through everything you are going through. Reach out to your loved ones, seek psychiatric help and fight it. And when you do, let me tell you from experience, it makes you a very strong person, “she wrote.
Read Shamita Shetty’s post here:
Sunday, she shared this tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput:
Shamita Shetty, 41, is the star of films such as Mohabbatein, Zeher and Cash. Her older sister Shilpa Shetty is also an actress.
Several other members of the film’s fraternity have already spoken of the fight against mental illness, once a taboo subject in the ruthless world of show business. In 2015, Deepika Padukone launched a foundation to help those who suffer from mental health after revealing in detail her own battle against depression. Sunday she shared this reminder for help:
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death provoked a massive wave of messages and tributes from colleagues in Bollywood and the television industry. Mr. Rajput became famous as leader of the television series Pavitra Rishta; his film credits include the biopic MS Dhoni, Kedarnath, Chhichhore, PK and Sonchiriya. He was last seen in the movie Netflix 2019 Drive.
