When a celebrity dies, a variety of things happen, depending on what list the celebrity was on. For a low level celeb - say Chris Farley - the news will run a brief report, perhaps with bullet points about his career. When a bigger celeb dies, more happens, a longer news report and maybe a basic cable station runs their marathon of that person’s movies.
But when an icon dies, all that happens and more. People gather for a candlelight vigil. The Biography channel races to do a show on that person’s life. News specials, movie and CD compilations are marketed and tell-all books are released (not to mention the inevitable bio-pic). But NEVER in this whole process does anybody die.
Unless you live in India, that is.
Maybe someone from India can explain this to me, but why would people torch busses, throw rocks, and cause mass hysteria because an actor died? Trust me, if Jack Nicolson and Robert DeNiro kicked the bucket on the same day, not so much as one car would be torched.
There is hope for India though. The US has set a fine example that Indian actor Salman Kahn has chosen to follow. You see, in the US, the fans aren’t supposed to commit the crimes - crime is a job best left to the celebrities themselves.