Karan Kundrra is shaken up with the news of
Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta
's suicide. The actor took to his Twitter account on Wednesday and shared a post wherein he explained the two faces of anxiety, depression and feeling suicidal - a smiling and a sad one.
Karan wrote alongside, "Mental Illness can be Invisible! One can feel anxious, depressed, suicidal and still turn up for work everyday looking confident wearing a smile and appearing fine! Plz check on people around you.. don’t assume you know how they feel based on how they look!! #mentalhealth."
When Preksha Mehta (25) committed suicide on Monday, reportedly, due to lack of work, Karan had taken to his social media account, expressing concern over lack of discussion around mental health. He felt sad for the loss of such a young life.
Karan had tweeted, 'Sabse bura hota hai sapno ka marr jaana' another television actor has committed suicide and this is what she posted last on her Instagram #prekshamehta this is extremely sad! You were so young.. you had your entire life in front of you! We need to talk more about mental health."
He had added, "A look at her Instagram shows nothing out of the ordinary, which just shows how much more we need to care about people around us in these tough times and not just assume they’re fine! RIP little one, we shall pray for you! This too shall pass!"
It's not just Karan, but many other celebs who have spoken openly about mental health after Preksha's suicide including
Parineeta Borthakur,
Richa Tiwari
,
Karan Patel among others.