Celebrities who talked openly about their struggles

abhishek bachchan

The junior Bachchan suffered from Dyslexia in childhood. Dyslexia is a reading disorder where one finds it difficult to read and write fast, spell words properly, sound words out in the head and even to understand what is being read. Abhishek came out about this fact after Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par released, where lead actor Darshil Safari was suffering from this disease.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan ran bankrupt after ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited), a company set up by Bachchan himself aiming to deal with film production, distribution, event management etc, failed miserably. ABCL has brought Miss World pageant to India, but afterwards the British partner of the event parted ways, causing the bachchans heavy loss and draining almost all their money. Later Bachchan talked about this disaster.

Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap, was subject to sexual harassment by another man. This happened in his childhood, for 11 long years. Anurag said he came to Mumbai “brimming with angst, bitterness and a sense of violation and isolation”; though he says he has forgiven the man.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika battled severe depression and won over it. She never hesitated to talk about it in public. Mental health, in India, was never treated as crucially as physical health and is still subject to social taboo. Deepika’s bold act surely inspired many more suffering from the same to come out and fight against it.

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan, throughout his childhood suffered from major stammering. He couldn’t almost speak. The problem was addressed after years of treatment and speech therapy. In a talk show titled “Tere Mere Bich Mein” hosted by Farah Khan, he opened up about this. Read Full Story Here - “Doctors told me, I could never be an actor” – Hrithik Roshan

Kalki Koechlin

Kalki, as a child, was a subject to sexual abuse. She recently talked about in public. It’s indeed brave of a public figure to open up about such sensitive subjects. “It’s important that parents remove the taboo around the word ‘sex’ or ‘private parts’ so kids can speak openly and be saved from potential abuse.” - she stated in this context. You may also like - Lesser known facts about Kalki Koechlin

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka did her schooling from US where she was bullied due to her dusky skin tone. This became an obstacle to her confidence slowly. But she never gave up, continued to work towards becoming an actor and is successful today. She won the Miss World beauty pageant in 2000. She’s indeed an inspiration for all the women who are infected with low self-esteem due to their skin tones.

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha, in her childhood, was overweight. She has shed off extra pounds bravely, which isn’t only a subject to beauty but also a health issue. However, she still denies to fit into the typical “slim” body type and strongly opposes people who judge women with body shape. Also Read - Revealed – How did Sonakshi Sinha became Fat to Fab

Sushmita Sen

In third world countries, adopting a child is still a huge challenge and subject to various social restrictions. Sushmita Sen not only adopted a girl child, but also has been successfully raising her for years now. She is an epitome of encouragement for women who crave for motherhood and want to adopt.

Vidya Balan

Superstitions are everywhere and even stars aren’t spared. Vidya Balan once was considered unlucky. A number of south Indian films rejected to cast her. However, Vidya has successfully established herself in the industry today.