Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Thursday said that his film ‘The Kashmir Files’ line producer Sarahna has died by suicide.
Anupam took to Instagram and remembered Sarahna with a heartbreaking note.
As per the information shared by the actor, Sarahna hanged herself on June 30. Anupam received a message from her phone which was sent by her mother. The actor also shared a screenshot of the same in his post.
In his long note, Anupam Kher recalled the time when the team celebrated late Sarahna’s birthday on the sets of the film while shooting in Uttarakhand.
The 66-year-old actor also said that Sarahna went to her hometown in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh after the nationwide lockdown was announced last year.
Sharing a picture of Sarahna with her pet dog, Anupam wrote, “This is #Sarahna. She was the line producer of #KashmirFiles when I was shooting for the film at Dehradun & Mussoorie. The unit celebrated her birthday on Dec 22nd last year at the location. After the shoot she went to her hometown in Aligarh because of the lockdown. She was bright, brilliant, helpful and excellent at her job. She messaged me on my mother’s birthday to wish mom from her side. I called her and spoke to her and passed mom’s blessings to her. She sounded absolutely fine”
Further in his note, Anupam said that he got the news of Sarahna’s demise on July 8.
“And today I got a message (4th pic) from her phone which really shook me and saddened me deeply. Spoke to her shattered mother,” he wrote.
The actor blamed her death on depression, claiming that the ailment is particularly prevalent among the younger generation.
“The depression really is affecting the younger generation “drastically. I pray for her soul and hope her mother and brother #Antriksh can deal with this loss. It is so sad!! #OmShanti @the_soulflower #MentalHealthMatters,” he concluded.
Check out Anupam Kher’s post here.
‘The Kashmir Files,’ directed and written by Vivek Agnihotri, is an upcoming film. Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher star in the film, which is scheduled to be released on August 15.