Sushant Singh Rajput, Kushal Punjabi, Pratyusha Bannerjee; celebs who lost their life to depression

Although mental health is much talked-about these days, but who does genuinely make the efforts to walk up to the depressed and encourage them to speak up? Entertainment industry is one such place of work, where people are more prone to being depressed or feeling anxious because of the nature of the work and cut-throat competition. Everyone's in a race to be ahead and in this race, some succeed, some fail and some give up on life. Sushant Singh Rajput, who always flashed his beautiful smile, little did one know the weight of sadness his smile carried along. The actor, who was battling depression for the past six months, allegedly hung himself to death at his Bandra residence on Sunday, June 14. There are many other celebs who took this drastic step when their inner demons overpowered them. (Photo: Instagram)

On June 14, Pavitra Rishta actor allegedly committed suicide at his Bandra home. Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was depressed and cut communication with most of his known people. His Instagram posts often spoke about his mom, the void in his life due to the absence of his mother, astronomy, education and a lot more things. (Photo: Instagram)

The 'Aadat Se Majboor' actor Manmeet Grewal committed suicide due to financial crisis and was in depression as he had no money to meet his basic expenses. Manmeet, 32, was under extreme stress as there was no work due to the lockdown and the cops stated that he owed people money and many of his projects were halted due to the lockdown. (Photo: Instagram)

Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta, 25, committed suicide at her residence in Indore on May 25. Reportedly, the actress went into depression due to no work during lockdown. She had returned to her hometown due to the spread of coronavirus in Mumbai. Preksha's last message on Instagram read, "Sabse bura hota hai, sapnon ka mar jaana." (Photo: Instagram)

Television actor Kushal Punjabi (42), who was last seen playing the role of Danny alongside Aalisha Panwar and Arjun Bijlani in Ishq Mein Marjawan, committed suicide on December 26, 2019 at his Bandra residence. His friends reportedly found him hanging from the ceiling when they entered the flat. The actor had left a note behind that read nobody should be held responsible for his suicide. (Photo: Instagram)

Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Bannerjee (24) was found hanging on April 1, 2016 at her Mumbai residence. According to the postmortem report the cause of death was suicide. Reportedly, Pratyusha was in a live-in-relationship with Rahul Raj Singh, had become an alcoholic and was depressed due to financial and emotional crunches. (Photo: Instagram)

Actress-model Kuljeet Randhawa (30) committed suicide by hanging herself in Juhu apartment and left a note stating that she could not cope up with life's pressures. She died on February 8, 2006. (Photo: Instagram)