Celina Jaitley recalls her struggles in marriage after Tvisha Sharma’s death
Actress Celina Jaitley reacted to Tvisha Sharma’s death with an emotional note on abuse within marriage. She urged families to listen to daughters who come forward for help and said emotional abuse often goes unseen behind closed doors.
Actress Celina Jaitley on Monday reacted to the death of 33-year-old Tvisha Sharma with a long Instagram note on abuse within marriage, saying marriage is not always “happy ever after”. In the post, he wrote about isolation, emotional pain and violence behind closed doors and said that Sharma’s case has shaken the country.
The case of Sharma’s death has attracted widespread attention in recent days. Her family has accused her husband and mother-in-law of dowry harassment and abetting suicide. Celina linked the case to the broader reality of domestic abuse and also cited her own experience of loneliness and emotional distress. Sharma was cremated on Sunday, 12 days after his death, following a second postmortem by a team from AIIMS Delhi on the orders of the High Court.
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In her note, Celina described Sharma as an educated, talented young woman whose life was marked by abuse, isolation, emotional pain and violence behind closed doors.
He also referred to the public conversation surrounding the case, writing, “And while her ashes have yet to cool, while her grieving family is begging for answers, a postmortem, and justice for their daughter, the conversation about plants not being watered has disturbed many who have been watching this tragedy unfold.”
She said the case reflects the horrific reality of abuse, where women’s suffering can become so normalized that their pain gradually ceases to matter to those around them.
She added, “Marriage is not always a happy one,” adding that the loneliest form of violence is sometimes the one no one sees. She wrote that abuse is not just about injuries, and sometimes it takes the form of isolation, being gradually cut off from one’s world, living in a foreign place without family or support system, being made to feel like a problem, or facing humiliation behind closed doors while the world believes life is beautiful.
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Celina also told about her situation. She wrote, “In my own case, my parents had already passed away, I was no longer financially independent and, to top it all, I had three small children.”
The actor said that she stayed longer than expected because she believed that keeping the family together was the right thing to do and she did not want her children to suffer.
She shared that she had no one to turn to and was ashamed to admit how lonely she had become, and said that over time the isolation deepens, the walls become quieter and heavier, and the days become blurry until the person begins to doubt their reality.
Concluding his note, he wrote, “May you begin to convince yourself that being alive equals survival,” and added, “My thoughts are with Tvisha Sharma’s family and every woman suffering behind closed doors. Parents, friends and family, if your daughter reaches out to you, bring her back. Don’t let the abuse take over her.”
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In November last year, Celina had filed a case against her husband Peter Haag accusing him of domestic violence, cruelty and manipulation and sought compensation of Rs 50 crore. He has also opened up about the emotional turmoil of being away from his two sons Winston and Viraj.
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