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Published 23:04 IST, June 14th 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's death: Celebs open up about importance of mental health awareness

Sushant Singh Rajput's Death: Celebrities have been sharing their condolences on social media and spreading awareness about mental health.

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The entire Indian film industry has been shocked by Sushant Singh Rajput's death and its cause. As many actors and co-stars are sharing their condolences on the actor's death, the topic of mental health has come to the limelight as the hashtag #mentalhealthmatters has been trending. Many celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Akshay Kumar, and Kusha Kapila are sharing their views. 

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Anushka Sharma's Tweet

Anushka Sharma, who was Sushant's co-star in the Aamir Khan movie PK, took to Twitter and expressed her sadness over his death. She said that he was ''too young and brilliant to have gone so soon''. Check out the tweet by Anushka Sharma. 

 

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Even Akshay Kumar reached out on Twitter. The actor talked about how much he enjoyed Sushant's work. Check out his tweet:

Kusha Kapila helps to spread information related to mental health  

As the topic is trending, social influencer Kusha Kapila has shared important information and several therapist's numbers. Kusha also posted other things that are related to mental health awareness. She wrote about more people should take efforts to help those having suicidal tendencies. Many people have been responding the same way by trying to share more information about mental health and suicide prevention numbers. 

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Picture Credit: Kusha Kapila's Instagram 

As fans, celebrities, and admirers mourn the demise of the actor, this is the official statement released by his team. Here's the official statement by Sushant’s publicist. Check out.

It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is no longer with us. 
We request his fans to keep him in their thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work like they have done so far. We request media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief

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Promo Pic Credit: Sushant Singh Rajput's Instagram 

23:04 IST, June 14th 2020