Before Amit Sadh got his big breaks in films, he had to struggle for several years to make ends meet in the tough city life of Mumbai.
The actor, whose first major movie role was – Kai Po Che, which happened to him after several years of trying his luck in television has opened up about battling suicidal thoughts during his trying times.
During a recent interview with MensXP, the actor revealed that he attempted to commit suicide 4 times, between the age of 16 to 18 and it took him 20 years to get over it all.
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Here’s what he was quoted telling the publication:
“Between the age of 16 and 18, I tried committing suicide four times. I didn’t have suicidal thoughts. I just went to commit suicide, there was no planning. I just woke up one day and tried and tried again and again and again. Then by God’s grace, the fourth time, the last time I did, I knew that this is not the way and this is not the end. And things changed. My mindset changed. And since then, it has evolved and the philosophy of ‘never giving up’ came in me.”
He further added:
“I didn’t overcome it all in one day – took me 20 years! I just found one thing for sure – this is not the end. Life is a gift. So, the day I understood this, I started living it. I feel blessed and fortunate that I’m on the other side of the white light. Now I have a lot of compassion, love and empathy for people who become weak,” he added.”
Thankfully Sadh has now overcome his demons.
He is now seen in successful web-series like – Breathe: Into The Shadows and Avrodh: The Siege Within among others.