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Actress Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia has been dealing with chronic fatigue, anxiety, and burnout for some time. As a result of her mental health problems, she had to leave the TV show Choti Sarrdaarni because it was difficult for her to actually live with constant anxiety. However, while she was on her healing journey, the actor signed up for Bigg Boss 16, ending her break.
Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia rose to prominence after appearing on Bigg Boss 16. She opened up about her mental health struggles and medications. The Bigg Boss team told her that nothing regarding her mental state would be revealed, but that did not happen. The Bigg Boss team aired it, and the actress now feels betrayed because she was guaranteed that they would not.
While speaking about it she stated “I did not know they will telecast it. I was assured that it won’t be aired.I suffered from depression and anxiety for a year, and it’s not like I have fully recovered. I’ve been on medication for over a year. Even before joining the show, I was told that if there comes a time when things go bad, and I feel the need to speak to the psychiatrist, the team would arrange for it. At least that’s what I was told. Also, I was assured that it won’t be aired. But because I was inside the house, I was not aware that it has been shown to the people outside. Even in that moment, before initiating the conversation on the show, I did reconfirm if this will remain between me and the show’s team. So one feels betrayed. Maybe the makers wanted to show that it takes courage to speak about mental health… I don’t know.”
Nimrat clearly stated that she had no idea that the Bigg Boss team would broadcast her mental health struggles on national television. Ahluwalia admits that she is occasionally hurt by harsh comments and criticism but she is not ashamed of her mental health struggles and she wears it like a medal. While many people praised the actor for sharing her struggles, others criticized her for manipulating it to gain sympathy.