On Monday, actor Dia Mirza broke down during a discussion on climate change at the Jaipur Literature Festival. She denied taking tissue paper when she offered.
“Don’t hold back from being an empath. Don’t be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel it, feel the full extent of everything. It’s good. It gives us strength. It does. And this is not a performance,” Dia said.
On being asked later about what made her emotional, Ms. Mirza said, “My day started really well yesterday… At around 3 (early morning), this news alert came on my phone for a very big player, NBA player, who I followed for a while.”
She was referring to the death of American basketball icon Kobe Bryant who was killed along with his teenage daughter in a helicopter crash in California.
She added, “His chopper crashing in California disturbed me. It really upset me. There are different things that upset us on different days, but we take care of ourselves. I was overwhelmed because my blood pressure was low.”
For those unaware, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were traveling in crashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, daughter, 7 others killed in helicopter crash
