I have experienced depression, says Hrithik Roshan

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan says he has gone through a lot of ups and downs in his personal life and been through depression, but it is something which should not be stigmatised. The “Bang Bang!” star says issues relating to mental health must be spoken casually and not as if it is something which can’t be cured.

“I’ve been through my ups and downs. I have experienced depression, I have experienced confusion, as we all do. It’s a very normal thing. We should be very casual about it when we speak about it. It should be spoken about casually,” he told.

The 42-year-old actor was speaking at the launch of M Power’s ‘Everyday Heroes’ campaign which urges people to accept and fight with mental illnesses. Hrithik said the high and lows that he has experience were necessary as it helped him evolve as a person.

Hrithik said the high and lows that he has experience were necessary as it helped him evolve as a person. “I have experienced issue in my own personal life, we all go through ups and downs. The ups are important, the downs are (also) important because you evolve through both of them.”