in tears as she talks about depression] Deepika Padukone might be a successful star, but hard as it is to accept, this smiling actor suffered from depression in the past. However, instead of hiding the fact or sweeping it under the carpet, Deepika fought with the ailment and has now started a foundation to help others who are suffering from depression. Her aim is to free depression of its stigma and see it as a disease that you can fight and cure. She also wants to sensitise people around those suffering from depression. At an event in Delhi on Monday, Deepika broke down while speaking her own experience. “Two years back, my family had come to see me. They were about to leave and I was all alone in my bedroom, curled up. My mother walked in and asked if everything was okay, I said yes. She asked again if it was work or something else that was bothering me.
I said no. She asked me so many times that I felt myself choking and I broke into tears,” the actor recalled.
“I want to tell my mother that if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be here. Thanks to you and to my family for being with me all through the way.”
“Thank you to my sister, my father and friends who supported my immensely,” she added while wiping tears rolling down her cheeks
