Many reality show participants have experienced depression when they lose the game or show. But when 12- year- old child actor Ayesha Kuduskar went into depression when she lost her role in Jhansi ki Rani it rang huge warning bells for many.Being under constant public glare is perhaps one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Every move of yours is monitored, ever breath of yours recorded and every word analysed by the media. Celebrities across the world are ready to pay anything for a moment of privacy.
While the going is good when they are successful, it becomes really difficult to deal with situations when they have to encounter failure. Till now we have heard of stories of film stars and fashion models coming under depression, committing suicides and what not. But now it seems to be spreading to the television industry as well. When a show or a track ends, actors suddenly find themselves bereft of the busy schedule they were used to. The 18-hour work-days suddenly get reduced to 24-hour workless-days. While initially
the stars enjoy the break, beyond a few months, it starts getting difficult. Worries turn to anxiety and before they can bat an eyelid, it metamorphoses into depression.
With the stakes growing higher and number of young (teenagers included) stars in the industry increasing, stories of depression, anger and sad incidents are pouring in. Last year, in Kolkata, a teenager participating in a reality show went into severe depression and suffered from temporary paralysis as a result. The reason? She was rebuked by a judge in the dance reality show she was participating in.
Mumbai was no different. Recently, during the early days of Jhansi Ki Rani, Ayesha Kuduskar on getting rejected went into severe depression. Ayesha who was suddenly replaced by Ulka Gupta despite putting in
four months of hard work and also changing her school to get ample time for the project, had to undergo counselling to get back to normalcy.
TellyChakkar spoke to a number of telestars to find out how they handle difficult times in their lives. Most of them have just completed their last assignment and currently waiting for the right role.