TV actor Sharma dies: Was he battling depression?
Television actor Samir Sharma allegedly ended his life by committing suicide in his Mumbai apartment. The 44-year-old actor was found hanging in his kitchen on Wednesday night. The police suspect that he probably died two days ago.
Recent social media posts of the late actor raise the question if he was battling depression. Last week Samir had shared a poem on his unverified Instagram account.
On July 20, the actor also had shared a short film he made, on his unverified Facebook account. Titled The Cut, the effort has been described by the actor as: “A film about the psychological effects of the isolation due to the lockdown on a person living alone.”
Many similar poems written in Hindi and English, with pain and heartbreak as themes, can be found in his social media accounts.
Samir Sharma used to stay in a rented apartment in Malad West, which he had reportedly moved in during February this year. A social media post he shared indicates that he was looking for another change of residence, and was keen to move into a shared apartment. The post raises question if he was facing monetary crisis.
Kolkata-based psychiatrist Dr Om Prakash Singh said: “We need artificial intelligence on social media and also awareness among the common people that if anybody notices this kind of depressing content, they should alert the nearby mental health establishment or someone known to the person, so that something can be done.”