Actor Sayani Gupta spoke out on mental health recently, warning that one must be extremely cautious now more than ever. The 'Four More Shots Please!' actor said it's pertinent for actors to do active work to come back to a centre or equilibrium.
“When it comes to actors, we exploit our emotions through, and for the work we do. We’re in the business of emotions. It might seem easy from the outside but actors are constantly exploiting and playing with their emotions in order to play characters and hit different emotional notes. The better one can mould his/her emotions, the better he/she is as an actor,” Gupta stated.
She added, “It’s important to cleanse our soul and inside almost like oiling the machinery. We don’t give it enough importance because it comes easily. But, a lot of self work in retaining your sanity in the long run, requires you to start the work early on. This definitely means that we need to protect and preserve the well-being of our mind just like we look after our physical well-being.”
Gupta suggested film schools and acting classes should teach meditation and the work of calming the mind. Talking about Sushant Singh Rajput's death, she said, “This incident has come as a huge jolt and a huge heartbreak and as a community we need to look out for one another and help and champion each other through our respective journeys.”
