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HOW TO COPE WITH A CELEBRITY DEATH

So recently Bollywood was struck with a big shock about the death of three legends one after another Irfaan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Rishi Kapoor. While their families and friends are still coping with the same it is a shock for the country as well the people who loved
these artists known as ‘fans’. As Rishi Kapoor had a whole era serving the Indian cinema at a very young age he was known to be a chocolate boy versatile actor and praised for taking bold roles in his last career days movies like mulk, 102 not out, rajma chawal, Kapoor, and sons, etc. he was not only a lovable actor but was known to be the coolest father in the film industry. On the other hand, Irfaan Khan was always praised for his bold and inspiring characters like slumdog millionaire, the life of a pie, Hindi medium, etc., and also renounced as one
of the few stars to act in Hollywood films who is immensely respected and praised for his work around the world. He was one versatile actor who easily handled comedy from romance to seriousness. Sushant Singh brought new energy to this Industry, his million fan following
and intellectual was an example of his greatness. From movies like kai po che to Kedarnath, he won all of our hearts with his talent and smile. Losing such a great young actor suddenly left a huge impact on the industry as well as on the masses.

Celebrities have a great impact on us as art is impactful, moving, and motivating for all generations. So the celebrity becomes the heartthrob sensation for the people. As their job comes with greater responsibility to entertain as well as inspire others. It is their work that makes them loved and memorable. It is natural that you fall in love with a celebrity because they define your happiness. When you are going through a tough time it is their art that makes you laugh, forget about your worries and bitterness of life, inspires you, and makes you believe in happiness, love, romance all over again. They become someone’s stress buster, someone’s reason to live and break the monotony out of one’s life.

A fan is considered as a family for a celebrity as because of a fan the celebrity is celebrated. So if the celebrity dies it hugely impacts them, they also shatter and suffer from the same agony that one’s family is going through. And no one cares about a fan's pain and feels they are
even mocked to have real feelings for a celebrity. But one should care and sensitize with a fan as well.

Tragedies like these are much simpler if there was no special situation in our country i.e. the lockdown due to COVID-19 as one could have gone out for fresh thoughts and news rather than just listening to the same news of COVID-19 and the death of celebrities which is a recent event. While we all are locked down and have to stay at home 24*7 it becomes difficult for one to avoid regular updates which in any case does not help the fans to overcome the sadness. Also, no lockdown could have helped the fans march outside the celebrity’s home
and show their respect and gratitude with flowers or greetings. Times like such makes the recovery of pain difficult. So to overcome the pain one can follow the following steps to overcome the loss of a celebrity.

• Devote some time to mourn. Do not rush your emotions and devote a good time addressing them. Don’t run away from the situation and try to deal with it effectively. Give yourself time to go through the pain and overcome it strongly rather than trying to be happy and contended for others. As it will harm your mental health later.
• Expressing emotions. It is difficult for normal people to express their emotions about a celebrity's death as it is considered abnormal behavior for others. As he/she was just a normal person he/ she had a role and they acted. People become judgmental of you if you express your emotions publicly. So you can write a letter or a message to your favorite celebrity. This will help you address your emotions and feel better. This provides you an opportunity to express your gratitude towards them. One can also go to a temple, church, etc. to pray for their calm journey to heaven. Also at times like this one can pray at home in front of an idol as no one is allowed to go out. Small things like these can help one overcome their grief.
• Stay away from phone or media. Try to stay away from the news and social media for some time. As their death shook the world so there will be huge broadcasts about them and their life which can distress you so to avoid the negative emotions one should try and stay away from the news and give yourself time. Meanwhile, try to process your emotions.
• Do something new. Try and do something unique like the things which you have never done or tried it will help you calm yourself. As it will divert your mind from constant feelings of pain and grief and give you time to reconnect with your normal life .
•  Believe that the connection still remains. Don’t think that with the death of the celebrity your connection has also gone. It is not true you can remember them and praise them again by watching their amazing works. 

You can still remember them and be inspired all over again that is the beauty of being a celebrity your work never dies. Hence a celebrity never dies. I hope these points can help one overcome the death of a celebrity and keep your mind at peace.