I wonder if

SSR's death left a huge void in Bollywood and it's still hard to believe. I recently read Manoj Bajpayee's admission that he was close to suicide when he was not getting any projects or had enough money in his pocket. And he only made it for years because of his non-filmy friends' generosity and some of them not letting him be alone due to his suicidal tendencies.

Sometimes I wonder if SSR's suicide was incited by KJo's use-and-throw attitude towards him. By leading him all along, but not considering him for good movie scripts and then completely disregarding his phone calls being the last straw. Around that time he must have felt really lonely, victimized and completely shattered for him to take that drastic a step. It's also concerning that his own manager Disha committed suicide just one week prior to his; makes you wonder what else had happened to her.

When you consider all the blinds and the things that happened since 2016, I can't help wondering 'did he leave Ankita just because KJo told him to do so' as people kept advising RKR to split from his girlfriend for a filmi relationship partner to increase his bollywood prospects. SSR had a lot of friends in television industry, real-life strong friendships from outside film industry, and a lot of amazing hobbies, talents etc. Yet over the years he felt depressed, all lonely and suicidal. Maybe he tried to mould himself into KJo's insider circle by disconnecting from his TV peers and friends, disconnecting from his TV girlfriend of many years, trying to fit in the insider group. And then hurting inside, feeling isolated, gradually feeling like he did not know who he was anymore, by associating with these superficial, toxic people...always made to feel less-than.

He comes across as such a decent guy unlike those planted in blinds I read on IF(womanising, drinking and worst one of all, molesting the heroine in dil bechara movie, so much that the heroine came in with her father to complain...she was silent at that time, even though SSR tweeted his innocence). Were those nasty blinds planted by Karan and PR teams? And then once the projects started slipping away and he found himself not having great film prospects, being rejected in favor of nepotism, he did not have anyone close by to talk with, because he had distanced himself from them many years ago and did not know how to rekindle the friendship/blamed himself. Had it not been for his death, Chichhore would have been ignored by most award shows.

Koffee with Karan show is an example of how much Karan (and his flock) like gossiping and putting down others, but I don't really understand how he/they get(s) away with treating people so cruelly.

Thanks Peppermint, I appreciate your liking my post.

My main point was that SSR should not have isolated himself from his TV friends, non-filmy friends just because someone else said that tv background was a disadvantage. Doing so really cost him his mental health and life. We all need support systems during tough life transitions, but it makes sense why an outsider finds it so challenging to sustain in bollywood, without a strong insider support circle.

@Chabaret 34, actors being asked to break up with their non-filmi girlfriends happen all the time in film industry. In addition, almost everyone among his closest friends reported how he stopped keeping in touch with them.

Noticed you deleted your post. Still I thank you for commenting in this thread.