Parineeti Chopra is one of Bollywood’s bubbliest, warmest actors. She is known for her memorable roles in films like Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and Hasee Toh Phasee, and has a whole slew of films set to be released soon. But, in a recent interview, Parineeti revealed that there was a time when she had no work or money, and that drew her down into a depressive spiral.

“I’m referring to the year 2015 - end of 2014 and all of 2015. I would say these one-and-half years were truly the worst time of my life. Two of my films, Daawat-e-Ishq and Kill Dil didn’t work. That was my first setback. Suddenly I didn’t have money. I had bought a house and done big investments. Then I went through a big heartbreak in my life. Literally all departments in my life were down and I had nothing positive to look forward to,” she revealed.

She goes on to say, “I stopped eating, sleeping well, didn’t have any friends at that time. I never met people. I cut off touch with everyone including my family. I would talk to them once in two weeks. I was gone. I just used to be in my room, watching TV, sleeping, getting up, staring all day. I was a zombie. I was a typical filmy depressed girl. I would curl up on my sofa and sleep, falling ill all the time. I didn’t meet the media for almost six months.”

On the people who helped her out of her depressive state: “I would say a couple of people helped me, Sahej, my brother, he’s my soulmate. He was the only one I spoke to every single day. He would stay with me and help me out. There was my friend Sanjana. We spoke a lot and became closer in that year. She helped me so much. I would cry maybe 10 times a day. I was always crying and upset. I had chest pain that would not go out of my body. I’ve never felt actual clinical depression. It happened in that year, but started getting better towards the starting of 2016. I started feeling better, working on myself, became fitter, signed Golmaal [Again], [Meri Pyari] Bindu and I moved into a new house.”

We often think that celebs have a glamourous life--flying off in private jets, wearing couture, and taking exotic holidays, but Parineeti has exposed that there’s a downside to fame. We’re glad that celebs are being open about their struggles and that success doesn’t come without hard work.



