Rhea Chakraborty Reveals She Had Depression, PTSD After Sushant Singh Rajput's Death, Aamir Khan Labels It "Tragedy"
Rhea Chakraborty has revealed that she suffered from depression and PTSD after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has made a comeback through her podcast, and in the latest episode, she hosted superstar Aamir Khan. For the unversed, Rhea Chakraborty faced a lot of criticism after the sudden death of her then boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. During her interaction with Aamir Khan, Rhea Chakraborty opened up about her journey and healing. She also ended up revealing the real reason behind starting a podcast of her own.
Aamir Khan praised her courage, saying, "What happened with you, I would call it a tragedy. The way your life changed after that, and the way you have shown patience and strength, you didn’t lose hope or faith in yourself. We all can learn a lot from that. A person’s morale breaks and gets crushed. You are starting your second chapter.”
To this, Rhea replied, "I think army upbringing also makes a difference. Because you know life is tough. You have seen it from childhood that when Dad leaves, there’s a possibility he may not come back. You are taught to fight and never give up. To always stay hopeful. It’s just inherent in your DNA. No one can defeat you easily.”
During the conversation, Rhea Chakraborty also talked about how it took her years to get out of her depression.
"It took me so long to start chapter 2 is because I was healing all this while. There was pain, anxiety, PTSD, and whatnot. And grief has a veto power over everything else. You could be talking to someone, and you get engulfed by grief out of the blue. There were some of the things, but today I feel that I have renewed energy. I feel like meeting people, my curiosity has been revived. There was no interest in knowing about others and their lives. There’s depression conditioning your mind. After overcoming that, now I feel like the sun is rising again. I feel like doing new things," she said.
“One of the biggest reason why I started a podcast of my own was the fact that media went extreme with the whole episode. I tried to give interviews a couple of times, but I didn’t feel good. I went on a podcast sometime ago, and he promised me that ‘come, we will talk as friends, that person said, I won’t question you like journalist, we are new media, we are podcasters’, but he made it all even worse for me. I didn’t let him release that podcast. At least, in case of traditional media, I know how they are going to approach things and I go prepared. It was that day that I decided that I want to create a safe space where I want to speak to people," she added.
Aamir Khan then added, “You have shown remarkable courage and you should be proud. The people who think you are wrong even today because they were informed wrong, I hope they eventually realise your truth.”
