Kai Po Che Actor Amit Sadh Tried To Commit Suicide 4 Times During His Teenage Years

Sushant Singh Rajput's death has once again highlighted the importance of mental health. Since then, a lot of actors including Ranvir Shorey and others have opened up about struggles and low phases in their careers and lives.

It's hard to believe but several of our favourites stars have also gone through tough phases. Amit Sadh, who had earlier revealed how the TV industry had shunned him and that he had no choice but look for work in the film industry, is currently basking in the glory of success with shows like Breathe: Into The Shadows and Avrodh: The Siege Within among others.

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Talking to MensXP on International Men's Day, he opened up about the times when he tried to end his life. He said tried committing suicide four times between the age of 16-18. It took him about 20 years to get over it.

"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."

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"There must be so many people who commit suicide but there are so many more people who contemplate or have thoughts about committing suicide on some dark day. For me, what marks real strength is to come out of it.

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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.

It indeed takes courage to admit about your wrong choices, failures and weaknesses.