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The Kapil Sharma Show's Sidharth Sagar: I can’t think of mending ties with my parents
Comedian Sidharth Sagar, who has been a part of The Kapil Sharma Show spoke at length to a leading daily about overcoming drug addiction and breaking all ties with his family.
In the month of March, it came as a shocker when comedian Sidharth Sagar went missing, last year. He was a part of The Kapil Sharma Show and was famous for his stint as Selfie Mausi. After getting him back, Sidharth revealed that he has severed all ties with his family and was battling substance abuse as well.
Now after overcoming his drug addiction, Sidharth is finally at peace and is all set to be back professionally. He stated to The Times of India, "My problem is not connected with success, it’s more on the emotional level. I have been through the most difficult phase in my life, dealing with work pressure, substance abuse and family issues. However, I am clean now and back to work."
Sidharth shared an incident narrating, "I am not an expressive person. The first time I tried drugs, it felt as if a huge burden was off my chest and I could talk about everything freely. That’s how I became addicted to it. After three months, I realised that it was affecting my career, and it also left me emotionally and physically weak. I would cry and beg God to get me out of it. Finally, I confided in my mother and sought her help. She immediately sent me to a rehab and I came out clean after two months."
He further said, "However, my mom had lost her trust in me. She continued to suspect me, though I told her that I am willing to go in for a blood test. The way my family behaved was very hurtful — they would often taunt me, saying that they had made a mistake by taking me out of the rehab. That’s the worst thing to do to an addict, who has resumed a normal life. Around the same time, I realised that my mother had put me on medicines for bipolar disorder. I was convinced that I was suffering from it, but my friends asked me to stop the medication, saying that I had no symptoms."
Sidharth further spoke about his mother, "She moved me from an expensive rehab to a cheaper one. I pleaded with her to not shift me, but I was shocked to hear her talk about money; I have never thought twice about spending money on my family, I gave them whatever they asked for. My mother was a nominee in every property I bought. I had always put her before everything else, and she was the person I loved the most."
He also said, "Soon, I started having fights with my parents over money and property. My money would go missing and I also started noticing discrepancies in property dealings. One fine day, following an altercation, I walked out of my house with just the car keys. For the next two months, I lived in my car. I would go to a friend’s house to take a bath. Slowly, I developed spondylitis, cervical pain, and sleeping disorder. Some days, I would have just Rs 1,000 on me and I had to choose between having dinner and buying fuel for the car, as I needed to run the AC."
When asked if reconciliation is on cards with his family, Sidharth replied, "Now, the situation has turned sour to such an extent that I can’t think of mending ties with them. If not for money and property, why would they do what they did to me?"
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