Veteran singer Alisha Chinai, known for her hit song 'Made In India', had to go through struggles in her personal life in the 1980s, when her career was at its peak. Right when her music career gained momentum, everything went down in her marriage with former husband and manager, Rajesh Jhaveri. In a recent interview, she opened up about the challenges, suffering from depression due to financial stress, and her father's cancer diagnosis. During a conversation with Zoom, Alisha shared, "It was a very challenging time. On one side, I had this humungous success and on the personal side, I was having so many problems. I was going through my divorce, it was a bit of a traumatic time. Every incident upset me personally, that is why I was not able to enjoy my success." Talking about how she couldn't "take it" anymore, she added, "I just didn't want to be there. I was feeling too restrained and confined. I told him very honestly that we should just be friends or work together, but this marriage is not working. The whole equation changes, the expectations change and I felt that maybe it was just a wrong decision. It was a failure at that point but when I look back, it's okay because we kind of mutually agreed to that conclusion of parting ways." ALSO READ | Singer Alisha Chinai revisits ‘Kajra Re’ on 16 years of Bunty Aur Babli: ‘It sounded like an angel singing for Aishwarya Rai’ The singer's parents didn't receive the news well and asked her to reconcile with Rajesh. "My parents were aghast, they told me to try and work it out. I told them never mind, took a PG accommodation and ran off with nothing in my pocket. It was tough, but I was getting a lot of songs so I was okay. It's just self belief that has taken me everywhere." When asked about overcoming the dark and tough phases of life, Alisha said, "I went through a bad phase in the last 12-15 years. My dad got cancer, he reached out and. there was no one else really, to help him. He felt that I was the only one who could handle it. I kind of said yes, because it's my duty. So, I did and got caught up with all that. It was a very low time." She continued, "I was short of funds, we were in debts. There was no one, just I, me and myself fighting it all. I didn't think I'd make it. There was a time when I thought that this is it, I am done. I was depressed, I was down and out. It was a very humiliating and also a humbling time, I am thankful for that. I didn't take therapy, but I think I should have." Alisha Chinai parted ways from her husband, Rajesh Jhaveri in 1994.
