A simple note by
Mrinal Sen perhaps penned by the legend some months before his demise has gone viral on social media after son Kunal shared it online on Sunday. The note isn’t addressed to anyone. It just asks, “Are you doing well? I am not”. Just above these lines are two initials of what seems like the first two letters of the name of his wife —
Gita Sen. However, the initials have been struck off.
What remains are just those two sentences and millions of unanswered and unexpressed questions.Nobody knows what exactly had prompted the legend to write these lines. Depression? Anguish? Inability to deal with loss of a partner? Questions are there in plenty. They also lead to a host of other issues. Are men less adept at dealing with bereavement than their partners? How difficult is it for celebs to lead retired lives when the silence shrouds the cacophony of CUT and ACTION?