Padukone explained how, while her career was thriving and she was rising to become one of Bollywood’s most sought after actors, she was simultaneously battling mental illness. It began in 2014 when, after fainting from exhaustion, she woke up the following morning feeling “a strange emptiness.” Mistakenly identifying the feeling as a symptom of stress, Padukone threw herself further into her work and social life to stay distracted. “But the nagging feeling didn’t go away,” she said. “Over a period of time, it got worse. When my parents visited, I would put up a brave front because they were worried about me living alone and working long hours.” Once, during a conversation with her mother, Padukone broke down, prompting her mother (Ujjala Padukone) to get in touch with a psychologist – Anna Chandy – and seek her professional help.

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