BRAHMASTRA BUDGET BEING DOWNSIZED?
You are a human being and are allowed to be imperfect and flawed
Actress Ileana D’Cruz opened up about her struggle with depression and body dysmorphic disorder at the 21st World Congress of Mental Health held in New Delhi recently.
The 30-year-old actress shared, “I was always selfconscious and was picked on for my body type. I used to feel low and sad all the time but didn’t know I was suffering from depression and body dysmorphic disorder until I got help. All I wanted to do was to be accepted by everyone.”
She revealed that there were times when she even had suicidal thoughts. Talking about her illness in the context of her profession, she said, “You may look at us actors and think: ‘Oh my God, they are so pretty, so Well, one could say no one saw this coming. Karan Johar’s ambitious Dharma Productions project is having to economise. Times are tough, and even Karan is facing the crunch. We hear that he has asked his blue-eyed director Ayan Mukerji to cut down the budget of their futuristic thriller Brahmastra. The monies involved will go down from the proposed `110 crore to the original `90 crore. A source close to the development says, “The principal cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have been paid their market price. The movie had set aside approximately `70 crore for the production. However, with both Karan’s directorial Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and recently-released production Ittefaq under-performing at the box office, it’s time for some serious rethinking regarding the original budget of Brahmastra.” But it’s not like the cost-cutting will show. “Nothing drastic or obvious. The technical team will be trimmed down, and no one will know,” whispers a source. perfect!’ But that’s not how it is. It takes two hours to get ready and look like this. Love yourself for who you are and trust me if you are happy from within, you are the most beautiful person and your smile is your best asset.” The actress also had advice: “I am not saying that I had this miraculous recovery, every day is a process, every day is a step towards healing yourself and getting better. You are a human being and are allowed to be imperfect, and you are allowed to be flawed.” Encouraging people to seek help, she said, “It is a chemical imbalance in your brain, and needs to be treated. Don’t sit back and think it will get okay, but go get help. Like you have a sprain and go get yourself checked, if you have depression, seek help.”