What's killing our celebs?

What's killing our celebs?

HTTabloid.com
New Delhi, February 9, 2006


What is it about the glam world that can either make or break you and more recently even kill you?

Shocking suicide deaths of model-turned-VJ Nafisa Joseph, veteran actress Parveen Babi and most recently being suicide by TV star Kuljeet Randhawa, to name a few, just goes on to reiterate the dreary life of actors behind the lens.

Here's a lowdown on the struggling life of actors and how they tackle stress...

TV actress and anchor, Rakshanda Khan, puts in 14 hours daily in her work. By the time she is home, she is drained of all her energies. Here's how she breaks free. "I make sure I have a lengthy conversation with my friends. That's my biggest stress buster. TV like films has very long working hours, in fact erratic hours. I admit that so much pressure can take a toll on anyone but it depends how actors handle it. Today, there is so much of ambition drive in our actors that they are investing their precious time in work. There is practically no time left for own self. Nature of work has become such that the demand is increasing each minute. More seems to have become less today which affects relationships too," says Rakshanda.

Today, showbiz seems to be the hub of stress. Stiff competition, irregular and odd hours of work with huge expectations lead to anxiety among lot of artists. Khallas girl Isha Koppikar says, "When you are shooting for a film, you have no clue know how long it will take for the shoot to continue. You are moving from one place to another. Actors do not have any fixed schedule because of continuous travelling and besides that you are away from your family members for months. Even after all that if your work doesn't click, it will amount to severe depression in any artist. It happens with me too and even with the established actors of the film industry. The best way to fight stress is to take time off from your die-hard schedule for yoga and other relaxing exercises."

Not just Isha but also many small screen actresses feel that TV is much more stressful than films because the frequency of serials is more.

Kanchi Kaul, lead actress from the popular TV soap, Ek Ladki Anjani Si, puts it this way. "I am working almost round the clock because when you meet one deadline you have another one to handle. I don't even get time to sleep. Thankfully I have not undergone any depression so far but I will have to take out time for relaxing my nerves otherwise it will break down," Kanchi confesses.

Besides these factors, issues like unpredictable response to your work is another reason which is keeping celebrities on their toes every minute. Both TV and film artists feel the rising level of stress these days. Says Sakshi Tanwar (of Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki fame), "There are artists who have to turn for the shoot even if they are suffering from fever and other health problems. You have no way out. Serial and schedules can't stop for anyone. Directors have so many options that if you are not consistent with your work, they always have some replacement ready for you. So, new comers have to face lot of problems and stress is also one of them."

So, is there no way out? Glam doll Amisha Patel sums up by saying, "One should learn to beat the stress and anxiety because they are part and parcel of the glam world. Several times I go into stress when things don't go the way I want them to. One has to close the eyes, take a long breath, have faith in Almighty and then just carry on with one's duty. That's how I deal with stress."

thanks for the article...Rakshu should perhaps write a book for celeb stress management. Any possible titles, I say

Kahin to Life Hoga

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well theres always a price to pay for fame ....but i feel sorry for kuljeet,may her soul rest in peace .
I think these guys shoule be allowed to take a break once in a while ,thats why i prefer seasons...like give a break for 3-4 months and start with season 2

Tina! omg...I just realized who kuljit randhawa is! She was on Kohinoor...the show didn't even start that long ago.

Originally posted by: jprasad

Tina! omg...I just realized who kuljit randhawa is! She was on Kohinoor...the show didn't even start that long ago.

yeah she is the lead in kohinoor but i rmemeber her from hip hip hurray where she played one of the girls in the group and then i saw her in CATS with nafisa and she had good height and carried herself very well.....cant believe that she comitted suicide when she exudes so much confidence onscreen and offscreen too

This is really sad... Cant imagine how stress can make you take your life.. If one can't handle it, wud make more sense to quit the show(s)/ job and take a break or switch jobs...
Plus considering she was very close to Nafisa, she wud have seen all that Nafisa's family underwent.. She shud not have gone the same way..
May her soul rest in peace..

-Ancy

OMG, I didn't even know that she died!!!