Depression has become a major concern amidst today’s generation and many celebrities have been extending their support to this cause. While Deepika started her own foundation that helps depression patients, Live, Love, Laugh, now Shaheen Bhatt wants to contribute to the cause by writing a book.

Shaheen Bhatt, in a post that was shared almost two years, had confessed that she has been living in and out of depression for over a decade. The star kid not only owned up to her flaws but was also said, “I say I live with depression rather than I struggle with it because for me (and I speak only for myself here) I don’t see why it has to be a struggle.” And now she has decided to help others to deal with depression.

Proud of it, her mother and actress Soni Razdan has stated that not only is her entire family including her husband and her younger daughter Alia Bhatt are supporting Shaheen in this decision but they are also very happy about it. Soni Razdan was all praises for her daughter’s courage in media reports and also added that she is a great writer.

I’ve lived with depression on and off since I was about 13 years old. This is not a revelation or a confession. Those who know me know this about me. It’s not something I take any pains to hide, I’m not ashamed of it or particularly troubled by it. It’s just a part of who I am. I have days where I feel good and then I have days where I don’t. One minute everything’s fine and the next it’s like someone turned the light off inside my head. I go quiet and it’s difficult to get out of bed. Like it always does the world around me loses focus and I struggle to make sense of it. Sometimes these bouts last an hour – sometimes they last days. Today, I’m on day 4. I say I live with depression rather than I struggle with it because for me (and I speak only for myself here) I don’t see why it has to be a struggle. I once read an idea by an American essayist called Richard Mitchell which stayed with me; it’s now become how I try to approach the dips in my week or month. The idea is this: To be sick, or to suffer, is inevitable. But to become bitter and vindictive in sickness and suffering and to surrender to irrationality, supposing yourself the innocent and virtuous victim of the evils intentions of the world, is not inevitable. The appropriate answer to the question – Why me? is the other question – Why not me? *** Why am I writing about this? Well, I spend a fair amount of time on social media during the course of my day and today I found myself looking for something to post because it’s been a few days since I’ve posted anything. I couldn’t find anything so I figured I’d just talk about this – how I’m doing, instead of what I’m doing. It’s as simple as that, and we could all stand to do a little more of it. P.S. That picture just seemed to work in this context.

A post shared by Shaheen Bhatt (@shaheenb) on Nov 23, 2016 at 12:18am PST

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In fact, sources close to the actress have stated in reports that Alia proved that she is smart and that bookish knowledge doesn’t matter. For the uninitiated, Alia Bhatt was trolled immensely online for her lack of general knowledge after she gave a wrong answer to the question on Koffee With Karan about the President Of India.

On the other hand, Varun Dhawan concluded the show on a philosophical note by appreciating the concept of the show. He reportedly said that for everyone who claims that they are inherently smart, this is the perfect platform to test that claim.

Kalank, which is directed by Abhishek Varman, also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. It features Kiara Advani, Kunal Kemmu among others too essay prominent roles in the said film. It is slated to release on April 19.

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Alia Bhatt is considered to be one of the strongest actresses of her generation. Considering her connect with the youth, the channel reportedly also feels that the actress is a perfect role model who balances her professional front along with her family members. The actress’ great camaraderie with her entire family is something that is said to have prompted the channel to extend this association with her.

Without divulging many details on her association with Star Plus, Alia Bhatt maintained that she is looking forward to work with the channel and how they share similar values. The actress further added that her deep roots with family come from what she sees at home and described her father Mahesh Bhatt as her biggest inspiration.

Extending his support in this endeavor of Alia Bhatt is also her father Mahesh Bhatt. Interestingly, the latter is producing one of the prime-time shows of Star Plus, Naamkaran, inspired by the story of Pooja Bhatt starrer Zakhm.

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