Anushka Sharma has reposted a message on her Instagram stories shared by comedian Zakir Khan on Friday. The comedian shared a verse speaking about how a celebrity’s death is turned into a ‘tamasha’ (a show). He appeared to be referring to the media coverage of Sidharth Shukla’s funeral on Friday.
The poem, which is written in Hindi translated to English, read, “They don’t think of you as a human being. Not because there aren’t any lines or boundaries. Your corpse is not a body without a soul, but an opportunity to click pictures. As many as they can click. It’s similar to how people try to steal crockery from houses burning in a riot. Because after that, what use will you be? At most, 10 pictures, five news pieces, three videos, two stories, one post. That’s it.”
“That’s why your death will only be a show for them. Your crying mother is a show, your father, broken by the pain, is a show, your depressed sister, your brother who has lost all hope, anyone who loves you, is a show. It would have been another thing had you been alive. After you, your crying loved ones will only quench their thirst. I’m just saying that this is the life you and I have chosen. Maybe you will regret it a little less if you knew this while you were alive. That’s why you should stay happy with your friends, love your people. Learn new things, make new relationships. Just don’t live for them. Whatever time you have left, live for yourself. Because for them, you aren’t even human,” he added.
Anushka Sharma had earlier offered condolences at Sidharth’s sudden death. “Rest in peace Sidharth Shukla. My heartfelt deepest condolences to his family and friends,” she had written in an Instagram story.
Gauahar Khan also left messages on Zakir’s post. She, too, had criticized the media coverage of Sidharth’s funeral. Taking to her Instagram Stories, she wrote, “This is shameful! The media houses all alike should be ashamed of this kind of coverage! Hang your heads if this is what you do to someone who has lost a loved one! Be ashamed, very ashamed. All media houses, you are only about sensationalizing even tragedy.”
Sidharth Shukla died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack. He was 40 and is survived by his mother and two sisters. He was the winner of Bigg Boss season 13 and appeared on several television shows.
Also Read: Sidharth Shukla laid to rest, family and friends bid a teary farewell