Pratyusha Banerjee is the latest addition to a list of Bollywood actresses who committed suicide in recent years. On Friday, the actress was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her Mumbai flat. After being rushed to the hospital, she was declared dead. Though no cause for suicide was revealed since she hadn’t left a suicide note however speculations of her taking her life due to rift with her boyfriend have surfaced.
Depressed and aggrieved Bollywood superstars took to their Twitter account and paid tribute to the actress.
Opened the papers to Pratyushas suicide😢So young!Heartbreaking. They say “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”. #RIPPratyusha
— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) April 2, 2016
Deeply saddened by the news about #PratyushaBanerjee. May God give her family the strength to deal with this loss. भगवान आत्मा को शान्ति दे। — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 1, 2016
This is just so sad…and a wake up calm to families and friends who don’t consider depression a medical condition…RIP #PratyushaBanerjee
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 1, 2016
Sad sad sad..Nothing’s worth ending your 1 beautiful gift called life for… My heart bleeds for the parents and family..#suicidesnvrthecure — GAUAHAR KHAN (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) April 1, 2016
#RIP Pratyusha Banerjee . Saddened my heart by what’s happening around us and why such extreme measures are taken by our industry girls
— Isha Koppikar (@eeshatweets) April 1, 2016
Sad sad news of the loss of young #PratyushaBanerjee May God grant her soul serenity. — Boman Irani (@bomanirani) April 2, 2016
Speechless n filled with so much of sadness! A innocent soul gone wrong, why!😔 I pray for her family to be strong. Rip #PratyushaBanerjee 🙏
— Elli Avram (@ElliAvram) April 1, 2016
So shocked to hear about #pratyushabanerjee suicide..Makes me think of Nafisa & Jiah. All beautiful, talented girls. This is Heartbreaking — SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) April 1, 2016