‘I Want To Assure Everyone I Am Alive’

Shreyas
Talpade
has
reacted
strongly
to
his
death
rumours
and
urged
people
to
stop
doing
so
as
it
can
cause
‘real
harm’.

Taking
to
his
Instagram
handle,
he
wrote
a
long
note
referring
to
viral
posts
claiming
his
‘demise’.

‘Dear
all,
I
want
to
assure
everyone
that
I
am
ALIVE,
HAPPY
AND
HEALTHY,’
he
writes.

‘I’ve
become
aware
of
a
viral
post
claiming
my
demise.
While
I
understand
that
humor
has
its
place,
when
it’s
misused,
it
can
cause
real
harm.
What
may
have
started
as
a
joke
by
someone,
is
now
creating
unnecessary
worry
and
playing
with
the
emotions
of
those
who
care
about
me,
especially
my
family.’

He
added
that
these
rumours
have
deeply
affected
his
young
daughter,
who
is
already
anxious
about
his
health.
These
false
claims
have
intensified
her
fears
and
she
is
forced
to
face
difficult
questions
from
her
peers
and
teachers.

A
few
months
ago,
Talpade
suffered
a
heart
attack.
Later,
his
wife
Deepti
issued
a
health
update
on
the
social
media
handle,
stating
he
is
in
‘stable
condition’.

‘My
little
daughter,
who
goes
to
school
every
day,
is
already
anxious
about
my
well-being,
constantly
asking
questions
and
seeking
reassurance.
This
false
news
only
deepens
her
fears,
forcing
her
to
confront
more
questions
from
her
peers
and
teachers,
stirring
up
emotions
that
we’ve
been
trying
to
manage
as
a
family.

‘To
those
pushing
this
content
further,
I
ask
you
to
pause
and
consider
the
impact.
Many
people
have
genuinely
prayed
for
my
well-being,
and
it’s
disheartening
to
see
humor
used
in
a
way
that
can
hurt
sentiments,
cause
distress
to
my
loved
ones,
and
disrupt
our
lives.
When
you
spread
such
rumors,
it
doesn’t
just
affect
the
person
targeted-it
also
affects
their
family,
especially
young
children
who
might
not
fully
understand
the
situation
but
feel
the
emotional
toll
nonetheless.’

‘I
am
deeply
grateful
to
all
who
have
checked
in
on
me
during
this
time.
Your
concern
and
love
mean
the
world
to
me.
To
the
trolls,
I
have
a
simple
request:
please
stop.
Don’t
joke
around
at
the
cost
of
others
and
don’t
do
this
to
anyone
else.
I
wouldn’t
want
anything
like
this
to
happen
to
you
ever
so
please
be
sensitive.
Chasing
engagement
and
likes
should
never
come
at
the
expense
of
others’
feelings.’

Shreyas
will
be
seen
next
in
Kangana
Ranaut’s

Emergency,
where
he
plays
the
late
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com