Divya Agarwal On Being Trolled For Posting Happy Pictures After Her Father’s Death: “I Can’t Mourn The Way People Want Me To”
Divya Agarwal lost her father due to COVID-19 In October. The actress had taken to Instagram to share the news with her fans and followers. While sharing a picture of her father, Divya wrote, “You are always with me… i love you papa.. RIP.” A few days later, Divya Agarwal received a lot of backlash from the netizens for sharing happy pictures days after her father’s death. In a recent interview with Bombay Times, Divya Agarwal opened up about getting trolled for posting happy pictures.
Divya Agarwal said, “It’s not affecting me personally, but I am worried about others who face similar attacks. I returned to work two days after my father passed away, and was targeted by trolls. My work requires me to hide my real emotions, wear make-up and look happy. That makes it easier for people to judge me. The truth is, I have always found solace in my work. Besides, I am the only bread-winner of my family. Dad has left a void that can’t be filled, but I have to work for my mom and younger brother and keep myself distracted. I could have cried and grieved in public, as was expected by the people, but that would have affected my loved ones. After dad, my younger brother looks up to me, I have to be strong for him. I can’t mourn the way people want me to, is there a rule book for it? I haven’t allowed anyone to put a garland on his picture or my mom to wear white. In fact, no one wore white at his funeral. I want to celebrate his life, I don’t want to be constantly reminded that he is no more. I don’t want validation from people that I am grieving, it is personal.”
Last month, Divya posted a black and white image of her family and wrote in an emotional post, “I have had the biggest loss of my life.. nothing is close to losing a father in a daughter’s life. NOTHING. I forgave my god to take the beautiful gem of my life so abruptly.. Dear dad, I’m taking full responsibility for our beautiful family and I’ll not let you down .. And I remember who are with me during these crucial days.. I’m strong doesn’t mean I don’t need anyone.. but I’m strong enough to decide a few things …#loveyoudad.”
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