Television actor Tunisha Sharma allegedly died by suicide on Saturday in Mumbai during her shoot for the show, Alibaba – Dastaan-e-Kabul. The sources say that the cremation will take place either tomorrow or on Tuesday. Her family is holding up for her maternal aunt who will be shortly down from UK. Sharma’s co-star Sheezan Khan has booked for abetment to suicide, and is in a four-day police custody under Vasai court on Sunday. Recently, Khan’s advocate has given a statement to ANI that the actor has been charged based on allegations.
Sheezan’s lawyer said, “Sheezan Khan has been sent to custody for 4 days. Police don’t have any evidence as yet. Allegations have been made against him. Further probe is yet to be conducted,” quoted ANI. The lawyer also mentioned that Sheezan’s phone has been seized by the police yet no evidence has been found yet.
Tunisha Sharma’s co-star Athar Siddiqui, who was a part of the show spoke to Indian Express and recounts the relationship he shared with the late actor.
“She was a very happy person and spoke to everyone on the set. We have had some really good conversations, but she never opened up whether she was bothered about anything. As actors, we are used to masking up our emotions and not sharing our pain with anyone. Also, with a lot of young people looking up to us, we always have to put on a strong face. It’s so sad whatever has happened,” he recounted.
The actor chose not to comment on the relationship between Tunisha and Sheezan. He simply mentioned that youngsters get very emotional. Also, because she was a single child and had no one to share feelings with she was vulnerable to take this step. He was not in touch with Khan yet everyone in the sets witnessed that they were always together.
Friend and former co-star Kanwar Dhillon is deeply saddened by the news. “She was a family friend and we are all shocked at the moment. I saw her lying there lifeless, and that is the worst memory that I will have of her. It’s a very big loss and I hope her mother gets the strength to deal with it.”
Sayantani Ghosh, Tunisha’s Ali Baba co-star, penned down a heartfelt post which read, “Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. Whatver little time I gotto spend with you (though i wish it was more)You were like a butterfly ..fluttering here n there,spreading joy with your effervescent energy . This is so hard to believe .. still can’t process what just happened ..everything seems so fragile. In a moment everything changes! Just met you at shoot the other day,u were brimming with joy n excitement … greeting me warmly with ur hug like always (rarely does one to get to know how the other person is feeling within ). One of our last convos keep coming back to me when we discussed about our common love for handcreams . When you told me that you think of me everytime you use the handcream I gave you … And I shall remember you fondly forever ..”
She further wrote “I so wish I got more time to be with you,to have more conversations with you, create fun memories with you.. we were yet to shoot a scene togther … we both were looking forward to that .. but reh Gaya You were bright as sunshine, so driven at work ,filling up the room with ur radiant smile.. I wish you were here and this didn’t happen, I wish I wake up and realize that this is just a bad dream .. Dear @tunisha.sharma you shall be missed and shall remain in our hearts forever May you rest in peace and much strength to your family,.”
