Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina recalls falling off beds during alcohol addiction, opens up about conditions in rehab centre: ‘Didn’t sleep for 28 days’

Injuries became common to Sunaina, thanks to alcohol addiction. “I used to fall off beds and chairs. I used to get marks on my bodies. Not cuts, but my skin would turn red or blue. Once you start drinking and are at that vulnerable stage, your body wants more and more, each and every single day. And it’s a very vicious cycle. Because once the alcohol effect is down, you get anxiety and palpitation, you are dehydrated. So to cover up for all that, you drink more. I’d advice everyone to not depend on any substance because for those many months, you feel good, but the aftereffects are bad,” explained Sunaina.

She then went to her parents, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and Pinkie Roshan, asking them to admit her into a rehab overseas. “In India, you pay people money, they’ll still get it (alcohol) for you on the sly. It’s an easy source, no matter where you’re in India. I told them I want to get cured because this is not me, succumbing to something like that,” said Sunaina.

She then went to a 28-day addictive treatment programme, in which she was confined to a room and was “grilled” by six-seven counsellors. “I didn’t sleep for 28 days. They just asked you questions one after the other, just taking it all out of your system. We had our breakfast by 6-6:30. No perfumes, no sugar, no chocolates, nothing that’s addictive,” added Sunaina.

In the same interview, Sunaina recalled how she hated going to school. However, that wasn’t because she got any differential treatment as Rakesh Roshan’s daughter. “At that time, dad wasn’t doing well at all, as an actor or even as a producer. Nobody treated us as star children. Never,” said Sunaina, but maintained that school felt like “jail” to her.

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“I hated studies. I nearly failed all my standards. But then of course, life taught me real life lessons, which are better than studying through books. And I proudly say that today, after fighting battling so many illnesses,” added Sunaina. She also revealed that Hrithik also faced a lot of bullying for his stuttering.