{"id":79079,"date":"2025-10-14T03:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/79079\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T03:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:41:07","slug":"sara-ali-khan-on-maintaining-mental-health-amid-pressures-of-bollywood-spending-time-with-my-mom-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/79079\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Ali Khan on maintaining mental health amid pressures of Bollywood: \u2018Spending time with my mom\u2026\u2019 | Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Actor Sara Ali Khan<\/a> doesn\u2019t believe in putting up a fa\u00e7ade of \u2018I can handle everything on my own\u2019 while dealing with the pressures of Bollywood<\/a>, something she admits can often be intense. She says she has realised that it is okay to ask for help, and to slow down without feeling guilty.<\/p>\n

\"Sara Sara Ali Khan often shares pictures of herself with her mother Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan. <\/p>\n

For Sara, self-care plays an important role in maintaining mental well-being, even if it simply means taking a moment to breathe or allowing herself to cry.<\/p>\n

On prioritising mental health amidst pressures of Bollywood<\/p>\n

Sara entered Bollywood in 2018 with Kedarnath, starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput<\/a>. She followed it up with Rohit Shetty’s Simmba with Ranveer Singh, Atrangi Re, Coolie No. 1 and Zara Hatke Zara Bachke.<\/p>\n

Amid the pressures of Bollywood, Sara realised early on that taking care of her mind is just as important as taking care of her body. And she relies on her mother Amrita Singh<\/a> for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that strength isn\u2019t about bottling up your emotions, it\u2019s about having the courage to acknowledge them. In my industry, the pressures can be intense, and it\u2019s easy to feel like you have to \u2018handle everything on your own\u2019 to be strong,\u201d says Sara, who is the daughter of Saif Ali Khan<\/a> and Amrita Singh.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not always the case as the 30-year-old puts, \u201cBut I realised early on that taking care of my mind is just as important as taking care of my body.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTherapy and mental health support aren\u2019t signs of weakness, they\u2019re tools for growth, self-awareness, and making sure you\u2019re truly okay,\u201d says the actor, who endorses ITC Fiama brand.<\/p>\n

On what she relies on for mental health<\/p>\n

Sara admits that there was a time when she felt overwhelmed by everything happening around her, but she found peace by focusing on the smaller joys in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI genuinely believe therapy can be a really helpful tool, not just when you\u2019re struggling, but even when things are going okay. It gives you a safe space to reflect, to understand your emotions better, and to just be honest with yourself.<\/p>\n

Recalling the time when she felt really overwhelmed with everything, Sara shares, \u201cThere was a time when I was feeling really overwhelmed; mentally, emotionally, just everything piling up at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in that phase, I realised how important the little things are like spending time with my mom or just watching something that makes me laugh\u2026 those small acts really helped me come back to myself,\u201d adds the actor, who was most recently seen in projects such as Sky Force and Metro\u2026 In Dino.<\/p>\n

For Sara, self-care isn\u2019t always going for something \u201cfancy\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s just making time to breathe, to move your body, to cry if you need to, or to rest without feeling guilty. Those moments helped me process what I was feeling and reminded me that I\u2019m stronger than I think. I\u2019ve learned it\u2019s okay to ask for help, and it\u2019s okay to slow down. You don\u2019t have to have it all together all the time, just showing up for yourself is enough,\u201d she asserts.<\/p>\n

On stigma around mental health<\/p>\n

Just days after World Mental Health<\/a> Day, Sara acknowledges that the stigma surrounding therapy still persists and emphasized that it can only be overcome through more open conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s heartening to see that the generation today believes in talking about their mental well-being, but the hesitation to seek therapy shows that stigma still exists,\u201d Sara says.<\/p>\n

The actor continues, \u201cTo bridge this gap, we need to normalise conversations around mental well-being just like we talk about physical health. Education, awareness, and leading by example are key. When public figures, workplaces, and families openly discuss therapy as a tool for growth, it helps break the fear of judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here, Sara mentions that \u201cseeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness\u201d. \u201cThe more we reinforce that, the closer we get to a world where mental health is truly stigma-free. According to the Feel Good With Fiama Mental Wellbeing Survey, 55% of Indians still think therapy is for the weak, which shows how much stigma remains,\u201d shares the actor.<\/p>\n

Sara confesses she understood the importance of mental wellbeing when she felt the need to slow down. \u201cFor me, the moment I understood the importance of mental wellbeing was when I felt the need to slow down, check in with myself, and give my mind the same care I give my body. The more we talk about it, the more we break the stigma and honestly, there\u2019s nothing cooler than taking care of yourself inside and out,\u201d she says while concluding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Sara Ali Khan doesn\u2019t believe in putting up a fa\u00e7ade of \u2018I can handle everything on my…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1482,93,61,60,410,270,27334,49238,1856],"class_list":{"0":"post-79079","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-bollywood","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-mental-health","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-sara-ali-khan","15":"tag-self-care","16":"tag-therapy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}