Dear Alia, I’ll admit, I imagined writing you a letter like this would be easy – a cop-out almost. But, when I actually came to doing it, I was chock-full of questions rather than rousing thoughts to fill a page. What could I possibly say to you in a letter replete with indispensable censorship that… Continue reading Shaheen Bhatt pens a heartfelt letter for our September digital cover star Alia Bhatt
The world has gone topsy-turvy. Since the onset of COVID-19 earlier this year, the way we live has changed almost overnight. For some of us, it changed in four hours. Things that were once typical of human life—going to work, socialising, travelling—are all things we can’t do. Our carefully constructed systems are crumbling, and we’re… Continue reading Shaheen Bhatt shares 5 ways to take care of your mental health during lockdown
“When things get hard, I remind myself that even the worst storms pass, and then I remind myself that I survived them all.” This is the last line of Shaheen Bhatt’s book, I’ve Never Been (Un)Happier (Penguin, 2019), and it’s the one mantra that keeps her going, she confesses. Recalling the lines make her tear… Continue reading Shaheen Bhatt on embracing her vulnerabilities and loving herself again
Talking about mental health is still considered taboo in Indian society, despite the World Health Organisation’s recent report highlighting India as the world’s most depressed country. Taking on this status quo are celebrities like Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar, whose candid confessions about suffering from depression have helped the topic worm its way into dinner table… Continue reading Alia Bhatt’s sister Shaheen opens up about battling depression
