Sheejan got emotional remembering the days spent in jail: He said- ‘Even today I get panic attacks, I am not ready to fall in love with anyone’

In the year 2022, Sheejan Khan’s co-actor Tunisha Sharma committed suicide on the sets of the TV show ‘Aladdin Naam Toh Suna Hoga’. Tunisha’s mother, Vanita Sharma, accused Sheejan of inciting her to commit suicide, after which the actor was arrested. Let us tell you, Sheejan got bail in March 2023. According to the actor, he still gets panic attacks. Recently, during a conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Sheejan got emotional remembering the days spent in jail. During the conversation, he also took a dig at Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the maker of the web series ‘Heeramandi’. I still get panic attacks. I can never forget the days spent in jail. Many times I stop this thought of mine, although this journey is not easy. Even today I get panic attacks. At that time when help was needed, there was no one. I was very lonely. Significantly, I was given books to read in jail. Those books helped me a lot in keeping my mental health stable. I motivated myself a lot. However, when I came out, I realized that the real prison is the outside world. I will have to face it alone. Now there is nothing left to lose. I consider myself lucky that despite all this, I did not stop getting work in the industry. The prayers of my loved ones worked for me. However, after this incident, my courage has increased. Now I do not bow down to anyone. Earlier, when something wrong used to happen, I did not have the courage to speak against it. I was afraid that someone might fire me from my job. But now I think that I have nothing left to lose. Now no one has the courage to come and tell me a thing or two. I snatch my right. I did not expect this from Sanjay Leela Bhansali. When I saw the initial episodes of ‘Heeramandi’, I was shocked. Urdu has been spoken incorrectly in the entire series. If there was a new filmmaker, then maybe he could have overlooked this mistake for once. But this was not expected from Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Now if our teachers commit mistakes, then how will they survive? I do not believe in following the herd mentality. I will raise my voice against what is wrong. Apart from Adhyayan Suman, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan, no one has done good work. I am not one of those who cut their fingers to make their name among the martyrs. It is every actor’s dream to get a good break in Bollywood. To get a chance to play a good character on screen. However, I am not one of those who cut their fingers to make their name among the martyrs. I do not want to do a film just in the name of a big director. I was offered such roles in Bollywood which had no meaning. If that character is removed from the story, then it has no meaning. I had refused that role. I am ready to earn my bread and butter on television. Fame received on social media has no validity. In the TV industry, looks matter more than acting. Many makers say that only the looks should be good, they will get the acting done. Because of this thinking, many makers have to suffer the consequences. Shows are closing in 2-3 months. I believe that along with the looks, it is very important to see the acting skills as well. The fame received on social media has no validity. They have no base of acting. The fame that is received in a very short time, ends very quickly too. Well, this is the reality of today’s era. I am not ready to fall in love with anyone. I am very happy with myself. I have been very loyal to the world, but now I have to be loyal to myself. I am not looking for love at all. If I express it in two lines – ‘Mujhe toh lonli ki aadat hai, meri baat chodiye, aapka ghar aa gaya, mera haath chhodiye.’ I can no longer break the heart of any girl, nor my own. I am not ready to fall in love with anyone. No one could understand me better than my mother. My mother sometimes jokes about marriage. However, she never forced me for it. Actually, my mother has also been alone. She was a single parent. No one understands me better than her.

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