Asha Parekh opens up on depression and suicidal thoughts!

Veteran actress Asha Parekh is all set to launch her autobiography titled ‘The Hit Girl’. It would be launched by Salman Khan and there is a lot of buzz around the same, mainly because of the content it carries. In her interviews for the same, the actress revealed quite a few intricate details about her life.

She recently spoke about the phase when she slipped into depression and was about to end her life. She said to a news agency, “It was a very bad phase for me. I lost my parents. I was totally alone and I had to manage everything all alone. It did put me in depression. I was feeling miserable and had these (suicidal) thoughts. Then I got out of it. It is a struggle, I had to take aid of the doctors to get out of it.”

She also revealed how stardom had a negative impact on her. Despite having the world at her feet and fans following everywhere she went, Asha Parekh was a lonely soul. She said, “It is lonesome. On the top you are always lonely. I was very lucky I had lovely parents with me. My mother was the backbone of my career, my life. So after losing her, I got into depression. It’s a huge relief that the phase is over.”

These titbits from here life will definitely make her autobiography an interesting read. We look forward to it. (Also Read: Must read! Salman Khan pens a lovely foreword for Asha Parekh’s autobiography)

Nikita Thakkar

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