Amitabh Bachchan shared this image. (courtesy amitabhbachchan)
Strong points
- Big B started by writing the word “Why” four times
- “Excess can often lead to extremes,” wrote Big B
- “Ending a very lucrative life is simply not allowed,” he added.
New Delhi:
Amitabh Bachchan, the great old man from Bollywood, shared a somewhat troubling tribute to the actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at home in Mumbai on Sunday. Police say it was suicide. In his rambling note posted on Twitter, Big B begins by writing the word “ Why ” four times and ends with a memory of the actor’s work in the Biopic MS Dhoni with a choice of words that could be perceived as deaf to conversations about mental health. Some responses to Big B’s message on Twitter point this out to him.
In his tribute, Amitabh Bachchan writes of his admiration for the work and personality of Sushant Singh Rajput. “His work was brilliant, his mind even more,” wrote Big B, “his speech was measured, as was his presence on the screen.” He once asked Mr. Rajput MS Dhoni: the untold story cricketer hit six – Sushant Singh Rajput explained that he made the move by watching the original video of the real Dhoni hitting six hundred times.
Much of Amitabh Bachchan’s post, however, reads as somewhat critical. When Sushant Singh Rajput spoke, there was a feeling of “inner worth,” writes Big B, calling it “a trait of excessive intelligence.” He follows him with these words: “When it takes a hijacking of the highway, it invariably ends up against a roadblock – depressed, undesirable and in belligerent frustration.”
Amitabh Bachchan ends his homage, no doubt well-intentioned, with more problematic words: “Excess can often lead to extremes. What kind of spirit leads to suicide is an eternal mystery.”
Most of the responses to Amitabh Bachchan’s post agree with him – some comments, however, warn against Sushant Singh Rajput’s responsibility for his own death:
Very easy to install 5 W but the flashy town lacks empathy and sensitivity towards its own tribe. Once gone now, every TDH has a lot to share and not to be of help.
This hollow of emotions is really frightening Amit ji.
It is high time that we all leave him in peace.– Ajay Kaul (@ rhy2ajay) June 15, 2020
There is no reason for depression – make a film about it to raise awareness. It is a need these days. This mental illness kills.
– Priyanka D. (@ Priyank61793701) June 15, 2020
Other comments advised Big B and the film industry to go inward:
With due respect being one of the most respected in Bollywood, you have the ability and perhaps the ability to somehow bring about a CHANGE in culture within the industry? So many innocent lives are just trying to do their best to fit in or be acceptable to the few
– SV (@sv_aus) June 15, 2020
Sir, you were a stranger once. Please make sure that the smear campaign ends and that it does not happen to another person so that they decide to end their life. If possible, name them, put them to shame and avoid them.
Life is more precious than personal relationships.– Vikas Lall, MD (@DrVikaslall) June 15, 2020
He is systematically marginalized, the heat of the action is absorbed by the production companies, no wonder he feels helpless. Each of you in Bollywood is to blame, especially those like you @SrBachchan , the majority silent (without spin).
– Devanjana (@ UdhanTashtari3) June 15, 2020
Have you already invited him to your family function and have you wished him a birthday?
Why does Bollywood only remember him after leaving the world ???– Shilpa Mohan (@ ShilpaMohan29) June 15, 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, became famous as the star of the television series Pavitra Rishta. He made his film debut in 2013 Kai Po Che!He has appeared in several hits and acclaimed works such as Sonchiriya, Chhichhore, Kedarnath and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
(If you need support or know someone who needs it, please contact your nearest mental health specialist.) Help lines: AASRA: 91-22-27546669 (24 hours) Sneha Foundation: 91- 44-24640050 (24 hours) Vandrevala Foundation for Mental Health: 1860-2662-345 and 1800-2333-330 (24 hours) iCall: 022-25521111 (available Monday to Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) Connection NGO: 18002094353 ( available from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.))
