Karan Johar the hall mark for direction in Bollywood had confessed that he was under depression and has taken the treatment for the same.
Karan’s father, producer Yash Johar’s death and his fear of the future and fear of not being able to find a life partner and other internal issues were the reasons that led to the piling up of emotions in his mind.
He said “I have read people speaking openly about their depression. There was a phase in my life, when I was really depressed. When I went through that phase, I thought I am getting a cardiac arrest. I felt it in middle of a meeting two and half years ago, after which I left the meeting in between saying I have something urgent to do and rushed to the doctor.
He then said I am having an anxiety attack. I went to a psychologist post that. Then I realized that I had some internal issues to deal with, which got built up to such a point that it resulted into anxiety,” Karan said in an interview to a TV channel.
The film industry is considered to be extremely competitive, where box office success, number of films in kitty and brand endorsements all become aspects behind determining the success of a celebrity. That is one of the reasons several stars from Bollywood as well as the television industry have admitted to suffering from depression, with several of them losing all hope and committing suicide.
Karan added, “I went through a series of anti-anxiety medication for it.
A year and a half post that, when I stopped it, I realized that I am in a much better place. Today I actually feel the emotion of excitement and happiness. When you go through it, you stop feeling that zing of emotion. Today, I am getting all of them back,” he said.
He further spoke about his loneliness because of not being in a relationship currently.
“At 44, when you are lonely and not in a relationship, you wonder what your life is going to be and all the success you might get and all the love and attention you get, where does that go? When you don’t have that love to share with somebody, it gets you worried.”
