The fresh-faced beauty Banita Sandhu recently starred in the Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Sardar Udham’.
Banita had made her Bollywood debut with ‘October’, co-starring Varun Dhawan. The coming-of-age drama had received quite some critical acclaim.
But the actress was struggling with mental health issues at that time. Talking to Pinkvilla, Banita revealed that she had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety since the age of 18!
“Mainly depression was what I was struggling with when I was 18 years old, and it was something I have been battling for three years, and if I am being honest, it’s something I will always battle and live with.”
– Banita
However, she has been actively working on keeping up her mental health with therapy.
“I am much better equipped to handle it now. I went through depression and got better too before the pandemic hit. So when it hit, it was almost like my depression prepared me for it, because I knew that at the end of the day, all my mental health and the health needs are the most basic things – which is a routine, my family, food, and being able to creatively stimulate my mind.”