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SUSHANT’S INSTA FOLLOWING SURGES
After actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, his followers on Instagram have shot up by more than 2 million in the last two days.
His numerous fans are commenting on his posts, appreciating his work. The actor’s followers shot up to 11.5 million from 9.1 million. The number is 11.6 million now and counting. Rajput’s fans are also posting heartfelt messages on his Facebook profile.
Juhi Chakraborty
The news of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise has been an absolute shocker for Digvijay Deshmukh, the actor’s co-star from 2013 film Kai Po Che! In the film, too, Deshmukh played a gifted cricketer being mentored by Sushant’s character and he shares how in real life, Rajput wanted to see him become a successful cricketer.
“He was passionate about cricket. On the last day of shoot, I had promised him I would not meet him till I became a decent level cricketer. This year, when I got selected for Mumbai Indians, I decided to meet him but then the lockdown happened and now he is no more. I wish the lockdown wouldn’t have been there, at least then I would have been able to fulfil the promise I made to him. I failed to do so,” shares Deshmukh.
The 22-year-old pacer from Pune shares how the actor visited the city during a shooting schedule for his film, MS Dhoni, The Untold Story (2016). “Even then I did not meet him because I wanted to keep the promise. I regret it,” he adds.
But Deshmukh only has fond memories of working with Rajput. “I was 15 then and I shot with him for six months.
Aprajita Sharad
Who are corona warriors? We know of cops and doctors going beyond the call of duty, but wonder what the hotel bellboy or housekeeping staff has to go through when suddenly asked to nurse guests who are quarantined or asymptomatic Covid-19 carriers? Especially since the hospitality industry hasn’t handled anything like this before.
“We all understood this is the only hope to get some revenue to cover the hotel’s basic costs,” says an employee of Aerocity, a hotel in Delhi, who wishes to remain anonymous. Initially, the Delhi government attached some city hotels to hospitals, and e would ask me to come to is room post shoot and train e with scenes and camera ngles,” he explains.
The young cricketer says given the experience that he has had with the actor, he could never fathom he would take such a drastic step and end his life.
“In his film Chhichhore, he talked about how suicide is not the solution, then why did he do it? He was always so energetic and lively, I can’t understand what made him do this. I heard somewhere that he was depressed for a few years, I don’t get it at all,” Deshmukh says. they served quarantined patients as part of the Vande Bharat Mission involving evacuation of Indians across the globe. Recently, four premium hotels in Delhi were asked to isolate rooms for Covid-19 patients.
“I have a six-month-old daughter. It feels good to be able to serve my country, but I can’t forget it’s at the cost of my family,” says an employee of a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
Urmika Sahai, a counselling psychologist says, “If the caregiver feels fearful for their own lives or undergoes mental stress, they must reach out to a counsellor.”Advising hotel staffers, Dr Sunit Mediratta, says, “Engage in social distancing, don PPE kits as a mandate and reduce touch points. Contactless check-ins can be made mandatory.”