The
passing
away
of
actor
Sameer
Sharma
a
few
weeks
ago
by
suicide
has
left
the
television
industry
in
utter
shock.
A
number
of
actor
colleagues
and
friends
from
the
fraternity
have
shared
their
views
on
the
subject
of
mental
health
whilst
remembering
the
dearly
departed
actor.
And
now,
Hiten
Tejwani
who
worked
with
Sameer
in
&TV’s
Gangaa
has
opened
up
about
his
passing
away
in
an
interview
with
the
Hindustan
Times.
Hiten
said,
“Samir
would
always
smile
and
be
excited
to
do
his
scenes.
I
remember
meeting
him
a
few
years
back
on
our
way
to
Delhi.
He
was
visiting
his
family.
We
spoke
about
a
lot
of
things.
I
don’t
know
why
this
happened
but
it
does
disturb
you.”
The
46-year-old
also
shared
his
point
of
view
on
mental
illness
and
depression
in
the
wake
of
the
rising
number
of
cases
in
the
entertainment
business.
Hiten
said,
“This
'mask
and
sanitiser
compulsory’
environment
and
the
restrictions
of
not
being
able
to
step
out
to
meet
our
friends
and
relatives,
is
making
us
frustrated
and
anxious.
Then
there
is
job-related
stress.
I
feel
all
these
combined
are
affecting
our
mental
health.”
He
went
on
to
add,
“In
the
industry,
the
whole
idea
is
that
'life
goes
on’.
There’s
no
time.
We
do
tell
people
to
reach
out
but
it
also
happens
that
people
avoid
your
calls
when
they
know
you
might
just
talk
about
what’s
bothering
you.
I
hope
we
realise
how
much
harm
it
might
cause
missing
that
one
phone
call.
Also,
it’s
better
to
go
home
when
you
know
there’s
time
before
work
starts.
If
you’re
with
family,
you’ll
have
food
to
eat,
emotional
support
and
everything
can
be
sorted.”