Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar, while expressing grief about alleged suicide of TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, has said her death should be taken as an alert by people who are ignorant towards condition of depression.
24-year-old Pratyusha, who shot to fame with TV show “Balika Vadhu”, was found dead at her home on Friday in a suspected case of suicide. Reason for the extreme step is not yet known, but Banerjee was reportedly facing problems in her relationship with boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh.
Mourning her death, Johar tweeted, “This is just so sad…and a wake up calm to families and friends who don’t consider depression a medical condition…RIP.”