There are very few celebrities who have ever come forward and shared their stories of struggle in personal life. These celebrities have shown immense courage by disclosing their darkest of secrets. Let's have a look at them:
1. Deepika Padukone
Right now, it won't be wrong to say that Deepika Padukone is the queen of Bollywood Industry and is beyond any competition with other actresses. The smile she carries may have stolen many hearts but do you know she once carried a lot of pain behind that. Deepika once revealed that she struggled with depression and it was one of the hardest phases of her life. It was the psychiatric consultation which helped her come over it and surely it was not easy for her. Once she was over it, she also opened an NGO and started working towards spreading awareness about mental health and depression.
2. Hrithik Roshan
This handsome actor is also compared to Greek God for his amazing looks. Hrithik Roshan who is a very versatile superstar actor of Bollywood also faced many problems during his early age life. He revealed that he use to have a stammering problem during school days which made his life extremely miserable and because of this problem, he uses to be bullied by his other schoolmates a lot.
3. Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin is always known for being vocal about her thoughts. This 'Dev D' fame revealed that when she was 9 years old, she was sexually abused by someone known. She believes that the parents should talk more openly to their kids about sex and their private parts because it is important for kids to know what is wrong and they don't feel awkward talking to their parents if anything unfortunate happens. In her case, she was unaware of what is happening with her and neither she had any courage to talk to her parents which lead to this horrible incident which happened to her.
4. Aamir Khan
During shooting for Satyamev Jayate, Aamir Khan and his team have to undergo few group therapy after every season. The harsh realities they came across while shooting every episode and season were so dark that they started feeling depressed and negative about life.
5. Vidya Balan
During the stage of 'Bribe Bandh', this actress revealed that she once bribed an official for getting his registration house done without any hassle in Mumbai. Later, she also assured her fans and pledged that she will never get involved in any such act and asked her friends to not get involved in such corrupt act.
6. Richa Chadha
Richa Chadha once publicly revealed that she was suffering from a strange disease called Bulimia. It was an eating disorder which occurred to her because of stress from work. The bad pattern of her sleep and unhealthy lifestyle lead to increase in her body weight and created a lot of other problems for her as well. She started considering herself as a complete failure at one time as well.
7. Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap also came forward and revealed that he was sexually assaulted during his childhood. The assaulter was a 22-year-old adult, who sexually abused him for 11 long years and it was a horrible tenure of his life. This might also be one reason behind his films being mostly based on dark contents and untold truths of the society.