Trigger warning: Article contains graphic references to self-harm.
From actor Amit Sadh to choreographer Ganesh Hiwarkar, many Bollywood celebrities have opened up about their days of struggle. Singer Kailash Kher has also been vocal about battling depression.
As per a report in TOI, Kailash Kher looked back at his journey and revealed how he was plagued with dejection and thoughts of suicide.
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He explained, “In the beginning, nobody had confidence in me. However, that was not the point when I was broken. As I would like to say in my own words – ‘Jo took kar bana, jise maut ne jana, wo aur kya toote, wo aur kya mare.” (No one can break a person who has become successful by thriving and surviving the consistent defeats).
“I had nobody and that is what influenced me. When I came to Mumbai, I faced a lot of rejections. I was so dejected in life that I even tried to kill myself. I had lost everything and had nothing else to lose and that is what inspired me. Here, no matter how experienced you are and how much you have learned, there is nobody to guide you. You study law, you will get to work under an experienced lawyer, you do your MBA or engineering, you will get placements but music is a field where no institution or individual will guide and help you grow. I realized how ruthless and thankless people here are,” said the ‘Teri Deewani’ singer.
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“I have been through a lot since my formative years. I have been through so many rejections that I was used to it. But all this never distracted me from what I wanted to be. The zeal and madness that I had in me manifested in what I am today. it has been 15 long years now and by the grace of God, I am the youngest recipient of the Padma Shri award in the field of music,” he concluded.
Kher has now completed 15 years in the industry and we hope he continues to inspire us all!
There are many suicide prevention helplines available for people who need to talk or take help, two of which are-
AASRA– 91-22-27546669 (a 24*7 helpline)
Connecting– +91 9922001122 (from 2 pm to 8 pm), and 18002094353 (toll free).
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