After TV actor Samir Sharma died by suicide, his friend and TV actor Avinash Sachdev said, "I don't know why this happened." He added, "We spoke on July 22 and we [talked] about Sushant Singh Rajput's death and he said, 'Suicide can never be an option'." Avinash stated, "We were supposed to go live on Instagram and talk...about staying positive."