A scene from ‘Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous’ Photo Credit: Netflix
Rapper and singer Yo Yo Honey Singh has revisited his struggle with bipolar disorder in a new Netflix documentary on his life.
Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous It began streaming on Netflix on Friday (December 20). In the 80-minute documentary, which traces the ups and downs of Singh’s career, the Punjab-born, New Delhi-raised rapper talks about being at the peak of his fame.
“It’s bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms,” Singh, who stayed away from public life in 2014–2015 due to health concerns, said in the film.
“My mind would become overworked and out of control. It’s like your dreams are really coming true. You think random, unrelated things. Even the house servant used to scare me. I think she is laughing at me. If she was cleaning I thought she was wiping blood off the floor. I thought I would never see my parents again. I thought I would be trapped.
He adds, “People say “I’ve been through hell”. I saw hell. I saw death, I wished for death every day. I spent my days just sleeping, crying and not seeing anyone. I will spend my days looking at the moon, and how it changes every night, but it will only be 15 minutes. I felt like someone was going to die.
In his outspoken style he says, “This is the mother of a disease.”
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings and erratic behavior. In the documentary, Singh talks about feeling insanity while touring with Shah Rukh Khan in America. “I started suspecting that someone was hatching a conspiracy against me to trap me and file a case against me. I didn’t understand what was happening,” he says.
Singh has also talked about his addiction to drugs and alcohol and how it has affected his mental health and family life.
(For those who are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts, please contact these 24/7 helplines for help: Kiran 1800-599-0019 or Arogya Sahayavani 104).
published – December 21, 2024 12:37 PM IST
