Last week, the entire country was abuzz with news of the death of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan. The 25 year old actress is believed to have committed suicide in her Juhu home. She made her film debut in 2007 alongside superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in the movie Nishabd. She also featured in the film Ghajini with Aamir Khan. However, over the last few years, her career seemed to have hit a wall sending the young actress into a depression. This along with problems in her personal life is believed to be the cause for her drastic actions.
The news has taken the country by storm with a number of famous stars expressing their shock and sadness. Here are a few direct celebrity quotes taken from social network site Twitter. Sonam Kapoor Tweeted “Rip Jiah khan. Terrible tragedy. Very very shocking and disturbing news.” Actress Bipasha Basu showed her respect, tweeting “#Rip Jiah Khan!God bless her soul!”
When there is a sudden death, like this one, sadness over comes us and we come together to grieve the loss. Similarly when a celebrity couple gets married or has a child we are filled with joy. Through Bollywood news, we get a window into the lives of the rich and famous. We get so invested in their lives that we can actually feel their joys and sorrows. We spend hours reading about every detail that took place and trying to latest news before anyone else.
All this information comes to use when we take a movie quiz on various social media sites. There are people who will be fully informed about Ranbir Kapoor and what are the latest developments in his personal and professional life. However, they will have trouble telling you who the President of India is.
Bollywood is not just an industry, it is a lifestyle. It has the ability to reach out to millions of people all over the country. Celebrities have the capability to start trends, take the Being Human T-shirts for example. They were launched by Salman Khan in order to raise money for his NGO. The shirts were a huge success among the youth. They are available in a number of different colours and every youth had at least one shirt. This is just one example of trends set by celebrities.
The craze doesnt stop there, as soon as a movie is announced it is followed by speculation about who will act in the film alongside the star. Like Karan Malhotras upcoming film Shuddhi staring Hrithik Roshan. There has been a hunt to find an actress to play the role of the leading lady in the movie. If media speculation is to be believed, Anushka Sharma and Kareena Kapoor are the front runners for the part.
At the end of the day, we can all admit that we get a good amount of entertainment following Bollywood gossip. Even though it has nothing to do with us, for that small moment we get to see how celebrities live and what the latest developments in their lives are.