Kapil Sharma Recalls Having Suicidal Thoughts: 'It Was Not The First Time That I Went Through This Phase'

Kapil Sharma Recently spoke about a bad phase of his life when his film ‘Firangi’ bombed at the box office, and he had the infamous fight with Sunil Grover. 

Zwigato' will be released on March 17.

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New Delhi: Actor and comedian Kapil Sharma is gearing up for the release of his film ‘Zwigato’, directed by Nandita Das. The actor recently spoke about a bad phase of his life when his film ‘Firangi’ bombed at the box office, and he had the infamous fight with Sunil Grover. 

In a conversation with Aaj Tak, Kapil said that phase taught him a lot, and he has become stronger than ever. “As a public figure, crores of people know you, you entertain them, but when you come home, you are alone. You are also not in a situation to live a normal life where you can go out, sit on the beach and look at the sea. You live in a two-room flat, and when it’s dark outside by evening, I cannot explain how bad the feeling is in that situation,” he said in Hindi. 

He recalled how he thought about ending his life once. “In that phase, I thought about committing suicide. I thought there is nobody with whom I can share my feelings. The place where I come from, mental health is not something that is discussed. I don’t think this was the first time that I went through this phase. Maybe, during childhood, I must have felt low, but nobody would have noticed,” said Kapil. 

He also shared what he learnt from the phase. “Now that I think about it, I think it was a good phase. If that phase didn’t come, I would not have learnt to enjoy small things in life,” he said. 

Meanwhile, 'Zwigato' will be released on March 17. During the trailer launch, Kapil Sharma said he never imagined Nandita Das would offer him a film. "Maine zindagi mein nai socha tha, inhone ne bhi nai socha tha. I have always been a fan of Nandita, have seen Firaaq and Manto. And seeing those films, I hadn't imagined that she will ever offer me a film. Her films may be serious, but in her personal life, she is quite funny. When you see the film, everyone will be able to relate to it,” Kapil said.  

'Zwigato' was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews.