Sushant Singh Rajput Is No More: Did Bollywood Fail The Talented Actor?

In what was a piece of shocking news for the entire country today, talented Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his residence in Mumbai on Sunday. It is being reported that the actor was driven by depression to take the drastic step.

Bollywood condoles the actor’s untimely demise

As soon as the news started doing the rounds, Bollywood took to social media to offer condolences and grieve the loss of the actor. Many celebrities such as Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Karan Johar expressed their shock at hearing the news.

Did Bollywood fail the actor?

At the same time, multiple debates have been going around on social media which suggested that Bollywood may have not come to the rescue of the actor, who was struggling with depression. Here is what ‘Bigg Boss 6’ contestant and celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani had to say about the matter:

“It’s no secret Sushant was going through very tough times for the last few years. No one in the industry stood up for him nor did they lend a helping hand. To tweet, today is the biggest display of how shallow the industry really is. No one here is your friend. RIP“

It’s no secret Sushant was going through very tough times for the last few years. No one in the industry stood up for him nor did they lend a helping hand. To tweet today is the biggest display of how shallow the industry really is. No one here is your friend. RIP ✨ pic.twitter.com/923qAM5DkD

— ?????? ?? ???? (@sapnabhavnani) June 14, 2020

Meanwhile, here is what popular Bollywood celebrity Karan Johar posted on Instagram regarding Sushant’s demise. The duo had worked together on the Netflix film ‘Drive’.

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I blame myself for not being in touch with you for the past year….. I have felt at times like you may have needed people to share your life with…but somehow I never followed up on that feeling…will never make that mistake again…we live in very energetic and noisy but still very isolated times …some of us succumb to these silences and go within…we need to not just make relationships but also constantly nurture them….Sushants unfortunate demise has been a huge wake up call to me …to my level of compassion and to my ability to foster and protect my equations…..I hope this resonates with all of you as well….will miss your infectious smile and your bear hug ….???

A post shared by Karan Johar (@karanjohar) on Jun 14, 2020 at 4:07am PDT

Karan Johar said that he blames himself for not being in touch with the actor, although he felt that the actor could be having a few problems.

On the other side, it is also being speculated that, in recent months, Sushant was going through a tough time in his professional life. His staff had reportedly left him, and Sushant did not have any projects in hand, as per various statements.

Source: Free Press Journal