YET AGAIN
All that glitters n not gold is yet again confirmed by the tragic death of Tamil actress Bhagavi last month. This Tollywood siren sent many hearts racing, numerous girls considered her their ideal, ample men dreamt of her, producers lined up outside her home in abundance. What a dream life she led! But, the way this life ended is a nightmare. Why do people who seem to have everything, depart in such tragic manners?
Stories of glamour queens being depressed, drug edits or drunkards are not new to the circle. Meena Kumari the iconic film actress was known to be a compulsive alcoholic. Mahesh Bhatt’s tall claim to fame, his love angle with Praveen Babi the sensuous Bollywood charmer, tells us about her uncertain attachments with many a married men. Divya Bharti had an untimely demise which still remains a suspense. Whether it was a murder or suicide is a mystery. Bhargavi is confirmed to be slaughtered to death by her boyfriend. Kuljeet Randhava, the famous model and TV personality committed suicide, so did our former Miss India Nafisa Joseph. Films like Fashion, Woh Lamhe et al hammer the tattered side of their glossy lives. Do they deserve to live and die this way? What makes them fall prey to such horrifying circumstances?
In searching for answers to such questions, the phrase that looks us in the face is ‘One is always alone at the top’. Maybe it echoes the truth. Success brings seclusion. Loneliness is maddening. In attempts to deal with their recluse, celebrity dolls often find themselves in the trap of false relationships and unbearable occurrences. Life is not an easy game to play. Friends and family cushion us from tremors of failure, pressures of deadlines, shocks of heartbreaks and even inflated egos of flattery and success. Living away from these safety wolves probably leads these women into tunnels with dead ends.
Whatever the reasons, we have a lesson to learn from such glamorous lives gone waste. Keep yourself grounded even when life gives you chances to fly high. Don’t let your satiety act as a wall towards the less privileged. Remaining on your feet will keep the ground under you stable and not let you slip. If tragedies teach, then these are the lessons we should never forget.
