Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the celebrated director of 12th Fail, recently opened up about a dark chapter in his life.  Reflecting on the aftermath of his first full-length feature film, Sazaye Maut, he revealed the depths of his disillusionment, admitting that he had thoughts of ending his life. In an interview with NDTV, when asked about the ‘zero se restart’ moment from his own life, the filmmaker confessed, “Most people don’t believe it, but if you have read my book Unscripted, you know there was a time when I wanted to kill myself. I was so disillusioned with life.” He added, “It was a crazy moment in my life where I was so disillusioned, this was the time after I had released Sazaye Maut and I was writing Khamosh. So, if I had to go to a zero moment, I would go to that moment.” This raw and candid confession sheds light on the emotional toll of unmet expectations and how personal struggles can ignite profound self-discovery and transformation. Gurleen Baruah, existential psychotherapist at That Culture …