Updated On: 06 October, 2020 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Letty Mariam Abraham
On the road to self-discovery after battling mental illness, actor Eijaz Khan talks about how his life lessons have prepared him for Bigg Boss 14 stint.

Eijaz Khan
Life has been an emotional roller coaster ride for Eijaz Khan — with a troubled childhood, complicated relationships and rape accusation levelled against him, the actor has experienced a lifetime of upheavals. After years of searching for answers, the actor reveals that he finally addressed his mental illness and began going to therapy in 2018. Two years into his path of self-recovery, he has decided to participate in the Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss — a show that thrives on the contestants' mind games and manipulative ways. Talking to mid-day, days before entering the Bigg Boss season 14 house, the Kavvyanajli actor said that he is aware that his personal growth will be put to the test in the game.
"It is scary. I have somewhat redeemed myself [in the past few months], and now I am entering a space where none of it will be relevant. In the house, the little mind games seem amplified. Whatever I have realised and gauged [about my life], will be evaluated 10 times over in the house. Of course, I am worried, but that does not mean I am not excited," said Khan, who lost two of his pets this year. He found solace by being a foster parent to abandoned dogs during the lockdown.