Hrithik Roshan: Was on the verge of depression during War shoot

Hrithik Roshan, who recently started the New Year with an Instagram photo showing his ripped abs, revealed in an interview that while filming War he wasn’t feeling good at one point and felt “on the verge of depression.”

In a chat with fitness trainer Kris Gethin, the Kaabil actor said, “I thought I was dying. Like some of the nights when I came back home, I was not sure if I’d wake up in the morning.”

When asked why he felt so, Hrithik said that he wasn’t prepared for the demands of the film and felt that he was against a “big challenge.” The actor said that he was aiming for perfection and was scared that if he did not achieve that, “people would know that I’m not that good.”

“I was destroying something inside while trying to achieve that perfection and I think that took its toll, mentally, physically because after the film I went into an adrenal fatigue and I was, for 3-4 months, I just couldn’t train. I wasn’t feeling good. I was almost on the verge of depression. So I was completely lost and that’s when I knew that I needed to make a change in my life,” he said.

War, released in 2019, was a massive hit. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand, with whom Hrithik will be collaborating again on Fighter. The film will also star Deepika Padukone.