Sushant Singh Rajput

As an introvert, I can especially relate to what probably might have gone on in Sushant’s mind.  Typically introverts tend to be sensitive to others and to themselves. An unkind word can hit hard , let alone some sort of micro-inequity that is all bit rife in our everyday lives.  In light of this, clearly a systematic snub of one’s abilities  can unhinge such a person. Especially when you realize that he has chosen this field over many others where he had an equal or better chance at success. But this craft made him feel “excited “ and “in the moment”-to quote one of his interviews.  Remember this is a sensitive guy so his words “ excited”and “in the moment” are anything but platitudes that are often blurted out by the typical extroverts because they feel they have to say something merely to fill up space.  The sensation felt by a sensitive person is orders of magnitude more visceral. To do something to derail this thrill is not to be regarded lightly. It can cause a tsunami of rage- and the flow of this rage is more or less governed by laws of fluid mechanics (Navier -Stokes equation) .  The outburst is needed in public, but here the introvert almost always puts on the ultimate game face.  ( could be construed to be a lack of courage but I rather think it is the ability to quickly rationalise based on the multifarious lines of consequences that would inevitably ensue- and to desist prudently as a result.) Basically a shut-off valve in public redirects the flow of rage inwards through the piping system and builds pressure in the pipe. Eventually it will burst /explode at the weakest link.  And in this case, make no mistake, the weakest link was him. It is really no use blaming karan johar. The environment is always impossible to control. As in the person and as in the piping system, there has to be an internal failsafe. Be a stronger person- use a thicker pipe. 

I am as saddened as anyone of this pointless affair, and so wish it could have been averted. But aversion by changing the atmospherics rather than improving the design seems to me to be not very sensible.