Prateik Babbar Recollects His Battle With Drugs Addiction & Makes Some Really Important Points
Life isn't always a bed of roses for film stars. They have their own share of drawbacks and struggles and not many have been comfortable in coming out and sharing their set of drawbacks.
However, one actor who has come out and spoken about his struggles is Prateik Babbar. Prateik had earlier spoken about his struggle with substance abuse and more and now in his recent interview, he again spoke about it.
The actor had spoken about substance abuse in April last year and since then, he has been maintaining his distance from drugs and alcohol for over a year now.
Talking about how he has come to terms with all the complications of his life and says he has fought the demons of substance abuse, he said that he is still a ¡®work in progress¡¯ and won¡¯t mind writing a book about his struggles so that it ends up inspiring people.
Pratik revealed how his fans were under the impression that he was leading a happy and satisfied life and that¡¯s when he decided to come out and speak about it. He added that ¡°Guilt of being an addict yet having unconditional love from people with all aspirations and hope¡± from him was killing him. He added,
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"There was a part of my life that people didn¡¯t know about. All these years, people, fans and admirers saw me in a certain way as a good actor, a happy guy. But that wasn¡¯t the case. I wasn¡¯t happy, I wasn¡¯t being good to myself. I was a heavy addict. It was a huge problem.¡±
Talking about how stars can be imperfect too, he added,
¡°I wanted the fans and admirers to know that side of my life. I didn¡¯t want them to have any false impression and that is why I wanted people to know about the downfall of my life. I wanted to tell them this happened to me and I am not perfect.¡±
Prateik says his perspective towards life has changed after the sabbatical and struggle. He added,
¡°There was a lot of time to introspect and resurrect. There is new direction, drive for life.¡± Prateik, who also made headlines for his relationship with Amy Jackson and its after-effects, asserted that he is ¡°work in progress¡±. ¡°It¡¯s a full time job -- trying to be at peace in my life, trying to be a better person and be best in every way I can be, be a good brother, be a good actor and a good human being.¡±
Prateik also revealed about his future plans of entering the hospitality sector with the launch of a wellness centre in Himachal Pradesh¡¯s Dharamsala city later this year. Talking more about the idea, he said,
