Richa Chadha issues an Apology for the Bipolar Joke she made last year!

Sushant Singh Rajput took his own life by hanging from the ceiling fan of his residence in Bandra, Mumbai. The Mumbai Police’s detailed post-mortem report identified and confirmed the cause of death as ‘asphyxia due to hanging.’ Sushant was reportedly suffering from depression and fans are still shocked by the death of the beloved actor. 

The death of Sushant Singh Rajput has sparked a debate about depression and mental health amongst Bollywood celebrities and fans. Even the audience is trying their best to spread awareness about the same. 

Now, Richa Chadha has issued an apology for a joke about someone being bipolar that she had made last year. 

Taking to social media, actress Richa Chadha has now penned an apology for a joke about someone being bipolar that she had made last year. She took to her Twitter handle and wrote, "I think last year I made a joke about someone being 'bipolar'.The joke was borne out of a petulant desire to seem witty in even less than 280 characters. As I am now only beginning to grasp what #mentalhealth means, I just want to apologise and couldn't have said this sooner!"

Check out the Tweet below: 

'Bipolar disorder', formerly called manic depression, is associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

Clearly fans are overwhelmed to see the actress come out and accept her mistake.

Currently, Richa has been mourning the death of Ali Fazal’s mother who passed away on the morning of June 17, 2020. Earlier, she took to her social media handle and expressed her grief for her boyfriend’s mother's sudden demise.