Published 17:37 IST, June 17th 2020
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls his struggling days and how he battled depression; Read
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls his struggling days in an interview with a leading daily. He talks about having a 'fighting spirit'. Take a look.
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Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui shared his experience from struggling days and gave life lessons. In an interview with a leading daily, actor described how he kept himself positive and inspired during his weak moments. Read ahead.
Nawazudin Siddiqui shares a life lesson
Nawazuddin Siddiqui revealed in a recent interview that he had a fighting spirit of labour and used to work hard without thinking about results. Recalling his initial days in Bollywood, actor revealed that he did t come with a dream of becoming a big star. He told how se expectations lead to disappointments in life, leading to depression. So, actor’s sole purpose was survival in new city. He prioritized being alive and getting food to survive in Mumbai.
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In interview, Nawazuddin Siddiqui reminisced how he used to visit his friend for food. However, actor revealed that he did get low and battled negative thoughts during his three years of training from National School of Drama. Moreover, he would t get roles for which he got trained. He revealed that after getting a scene, he would be satisfied only for a couple of months.
Sharing his views on depression, he said that it all begins when people carry bagg of ir dreams. He advised everyone to stay fit and survive and also explained that success does t guarantee happiness. If that were true, wealthy population in would be happiest.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui also recalled that he did t have a penny in his pocket for more than a year. He used to travel over five kilometres by foot and slowly became lean. re was a phase when actor experienced excessive hair fall because of weakness and lack of proper diet. Even walking for two km would make him tired.
While relaxing for a while, actor used to keenly look at buildings and traffic around him with a thought that he would die soon. Siddiqui divulged that he used to leave for work at 7 am and would come home by 12 or 1 at night. He also said that he did t have friends to guide him, leading to an increase in negativity.
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17:37 IST, June 17th 2020