Parineeti Chopra went through the darkest phase in her life during 2014-2015. Whether it was her personal life or professional life, everything was in the doldrums. In an interview with Film Companion, the actress opened up about her battle with depression and how she came out of it.

"The end of 2014 and all of 2015 - that one and a half year was truly the worst time in my life. Two of my films, Daawat-e-Ishq and Kill Dil, did not work. That was my first setback. Suddenly, I did not have money. I had made a lot of money by then, but I had bought a house and I had made some big investments. Then I went through a big heartbreak in my life. Literally, all the departments in my life were down. Nothing positive to look forward to," she said.

"I went into a shell. I stopped eating, I stopped sleeping well. I did not have any friends at that time. I never used to meet people. The people I was in touch with, I cut off from everyone, including my family. I would talk to them once in two weeks. I was finished. I just used to be in my room, watching TV, sleeping, staring all day... I was a zombie. I was like that typical filmy depressed girl," she added.

Parineeti found a strong support system in her brother Sahaj as well as her best friend and stylist Sanjana Batra. However, every day was a constant struggle for her. "I would cry maybe 10 times a day. I was always upset and crying. I had this chest pain that would not go out of my body. I have never felt depression, actual clinical depression. It happened to me in that year," she said.