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Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatts daughter considered suicide

Mumbai - 'I've lived with depression on and off since I was about 13 years old. This is not a revelation or a confession.'

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Published: Wed 12 Sep 2018, 3:26 PM

Last updated: Wed 12 Sep 2018, 6:08 PM

Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt, revealed how his elder daughter Shaheen 'came to a point of considering suicide at the age of 12-13'. Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt's sister shared how she has lived with depression since she was 13.  The 69-year-old filmmaker said, "My daughter Shaheen discovered she's suffering from clinical depression at 16. She also came to a point of considering suicide at the age of 12-13. This happened at home."
Shaheen revealed about her battle with depression earlier this year and excerpt from her article for Vogue magazine read: 'I've lived with depression on and off since I was about 13 years old. This is not a revelation or a confession. Those who know me know this about me. It's not something I take any pains to hide, I'm not ashamed of it or particularly troubled by it. It's just a part of who I am. I have days where I feel good and then I have days where I don't. One minute everything's fine and the next it's like someone turned the light off inside my head. I go quiet and it's difficult to get out of bed'.
Shaheen is also writing a book describing her battler with depression. While the filmmaker said, "Even in our industry, a girl gave away her life. She came to us for work once but we couldn't work together. I still remember seeing her body, the one who came here to work. I've seen this side of the city too."
Several Bollywood celebrities such as Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar have talked about their struggle with depression and mental illnesses. Deepika even founded Live Love Laugh, an organisation which aims to help people who need assistance to overcome mental illness, according to reports in NDTV.


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