The heartthrob of television, Sidharth Shukla, departed for his heavenly abode suddenly on September 2 after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. The untimely passing away of the actor, 40 years old, left millions of fans 'broken' who are now keeping him alive in their hearts with his 'beautiful' memories. The funeral took place on September 3 with extensive media coverage. The coverage of Sidharth's funeral sparked off a debate on social media. Many celebrities raised objections over insensitive coverage of such events and demanded that funerals should not be covered by the media. Kriti Sanon was the latest celebrity to raise her voice.
In a statement, Kriti slammed media and wrote, "Breaks my heart to see our media, photographers and even online portals being so insensitive. Shameful! This isn’t “News”, nor is it “Entertainment”! Draw some boundaries! Have a conscience! Said it before, saying it again! STOP covering funerals! Stop hounding people who are dealing with personal loss by flashing your camera in their face at their most vulnerable time! And for what? A few posts? Online portals and channels are equally at fault” Take a stand, DON’T post those pictures and videos! Stop faking sensitivity by just writing “Heartbreaking” in the captions of such inhuman insensitive posts."
Karanvir Bohra, who paid a visit to Sidharth's family at his residence after the news broke out, showed the other insensitive and problematic side of paparazzi culture. The actor, mourning the demise of his friend and colleague, went to the Shuklas' residence to meet Sidharth's grieving mother, sisters and Shehnaaz Gill.
In a video shared by Karanvir, it appeared, a person went on to call him 'gareeb' as he was spotted driving a Ciaz car. The person can be heard saying, "Ciaz gadi mein aye hai, gareeb lag rahe hai." There is no confirmation whether the statement was made by a photographer or an onlooker. Slamming the comment, Karanvir wrote, "We came to meet a mother who just lost her son. And this is what certain press people notice during such a grieving time? This is exactly what gives press people a bad name."
(Source: Instagram)
