#Celebrities that committed suicide tv#
A TV actor Manmeet Grewal also committed suicide by hanging due to stress of financial loss during this COVID-lockdown (Kumar, 2020b). The media report mentions that these two actors (who were brother-sister) were going through financial crisis due to lockdown related job loss (Kumar, 2020a). In the first week of June 2020, two Tamil actors (Sreedhar & Jaya Kalyani) committed suicide. Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR), a popular mainstream Bollywood actor also committed suicide on J(Menon et al., 2020). Another young Kannada actor Susheel Gowda, committed suicide in the first week of July 2020 (The Indian Express, 2020). Similarly, Kannada actress Chandana, committed suicide on 28th May 2020 following relationship challenges (Times of India, 2020).
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The report mentions the possibility of depression in the actor (PTI, 2020). The latest news reports the suicide of popular, young Marathi Actor Ashutosh Bhakre on 30th July 2020. Celebrities (film actor and actress) go through enormous challenges during this pandemic due to loss of employment, cancellation of contracts, loss of public identity, life-style limitations, boredom, etc., which may attribute to stress and suicidal behaviour.Īs per the media reports, several Indian celebrities committed suicide during this COVID-19 pandemic. Several suicides have been reported during this COVID-19 pandemic in India though the exact attribution demands further exploration study (Dsouza et al., 2020 Menon et al., 2020). People have been experiencing a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders such as fear, anxiety, depression, panic, distress, discomfort, and even suicidal behaviours (Kar et al., 2020 Rogers et al., 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people of all ages, races and socio-economic strata, across the globe.
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Kar SK, Arafat SMY, Ransing R, Menon V, Padhy SK, Sharma P, Marthoenis M. Repeated celebrity suicide in India during COVID-19 crisis: an urgent call for attention