"How can people place humans on such a pedestal"
Sonali Bendre stated that she does not understand the crazy fan culture after hearing that a man committed suicide because he failed to meet her.
It was reported that Sonali visited Bhopal in the 1990s but because the man did not get to see her, he took his own life.
During a conversation with Mayank Shekhar, Sonali was asked if she was aware of the incident.
Expressing disbelief, the actress said: “Is it true? How can someone…”
Sonali was then asked if she had seen any other crazy things done by fans.
She revealed: “There’d be fan mails. We wondered to test if it was in actual blood.
“I’d be shattered if it was. Best to appreciate and leave it at that.
“How can people place humans on such a pedestal, that they’ll fall from, anyway?”
Sharing her thoughts on fans and their “obsession” towards Bollywood stars, Sonali said:
“I couldn’t understand that kind of obsession for somebody.”
Sonali Bendre began her career as a model before moving into acting.
On how she stays grounded, Sonali explained:
“When I went back home, my parents saw to it that they grounded me.
“I think the kind of upbringing I’d had which was when you move from city to city, you’re constantly breaking into new groups of people in school.
“You’re used to being alone. You’re used to being by yourself. You’re used to being in a room where people are friends, but you don’t know them.
“That kind of peer pressure and wanting to be accepted can make you do a lot of things.”
“But because of that kind of an upbringing, I was okay to take my time, open my book, read, and get to know people slowly.
“And I think that kind of kept me grounded. I was not opening up to people because I just needed to be with people.”
Sonali Bendre stated that as an actress, she never felt the need to be invited to parties and constantly be seen.
She added: “A lot of people do say that, ‘Since you don’t show up, we forgot the role for you’.
“I was told that a lot of times. And I’m like, okay, I’ll live with that. But I could live with that because I had been through it for so long since my childhood.
“So I took my time to see who I can be friendly with and with whom I must keep my distance.
“That kind of understanding was there and that kept me grounded.”
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