Mahesh Bhatt: Alia Bhatt' sister Shaheen came to a point of attempting

After Deepika Padukone publicly addressing
the issue of depression, we heard Ali Bhatt's
sister Shaheen Bhatt, grappling with this
mental illness. Recently, veteran filmmaker
Mahesh Bhatt, who is gearing up for the
release of his forthcoming film The Dark Side
of Life: Mumbai City, talked about the
rampant issue of depression and the
growing cases of suicide in the country.
Citing the example of daughter Shaheen, the
director said, "It's a form of mental illness
and it can be treated. When you suffer with
diabetes then, you have to take insulin
shots. Similarly, when you are prone
towards depression then you need to
consult a doctor who can treat you through
medication but, I think in our country, we
are lacking in generating awareness about
mental illness. Almost in every household
people are suffering from depression.
Giving the example of his own daughter
Shaheen Bhatt, the filmmaker shared, "My
daughter Shaheen, Alia's elder sister, she, at
the age of 16 discovered finally that she is
suffering from clinical depression. In
October, she is launching her own memoir
in which she has talked about the kind of
struggle she has gone through in that
phase. But not just this because Bhatt saab
revealed that Shaheen was at the point
where she thought about committing
suicide. "She also came to a point of
attempting a suicide at the age of 12-13 so
this is the truth of my own house, revealed
the filmmaker.
The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City addresses
many sensitive issues like loneliness,
communal harmony and mental health that
exist in our society. In retrospect, Shaheen
Bhatt, in a leading magazine, had written
about her struggle with depression. "I've
lived with depression since I was 12 years
old and since then I've been suicidal on
more than one occasion. I've experienced
the sheer terror of contemplating a life filled
with unrelenting anguish, and I've been
consumed by the terrifying thought of
having but a single means of escape from a
bleak, unbearable future, she had said
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shaheenb "Of two sisters one is always the
watcher, one the dancer." - Louise Glck
There are no prizes for guessing who is
who in the above equation. @aliaabhatt,
watching you dance (ugh, this is what
happens when you write yourself into
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shaheenb Fam Bam. I've always wanted to
say fam bam. But now I have this urge to
follow it up with 'thank you ma'am'. How
does everyone do this? (Plug: Also go watch
#UdtaPunjab.)
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