Singer Kailash Kher attempted suicide: Here’s his story

Find out the reason why Kailash

Preet ki lat mohe aisi laagi… Didn’t you just start humming the next line in your head? That’s the effect of the iconic voice of Kailash Kher.

The world wouldn’t have got hits such as Allah Ke Bande from Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Chak Lein from Chandni Chowk to China and Kaun Hai Voh from Baahubali: The Beginning , if it weren’t for a friend of Kailash who saved his life while risking his own.

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According to the Hindustan times, the singer disclosed that before commencing his music career, he fell prey to depression and tried to take his own life, post a huge financial loss. “I had lost a lot of money, and my world had come to a standstill. I was in depression for a year, and when I couldn’t find a solution, I decided to take my life. In fact, I jumped into the river, but my friend saved me.”

Before stepping into the music industry, Kailash used to run an export business in Delhi. He grew up doing odd jobs and then moved to the business sector. Meanwhile, the young Kailash went through various problems but always stood up on his feet.

“I’ve had everything thrown at me in my life, and I’ve been through really difficult circumstances, because I was all alone. I don’t mean to complain, and say, ‘Look, what all happened with me.’ Everyone has problems in their lives. I never thought to myself, ‘Oh my God, what’s happening to me’, or ‘When will things ever get better’. I just kept on fighting,”

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He continued, “For someone, who never had a great life, things were getting better.” Although, when he was 27 years old, catastrophe hit. “In the blink of an eye, everything just fell apart. I crumbled under it, because I never imagined it would happen.”



Presently, the singer believes that attempting suicide was a mistake; however, at that time he had “no other option”.

He added “I had bought a plot of land, thinking I’d get a lot of money from that business deal. My parents lived in a rented house, and after I bought the plot, I was very proud of myself. I thought to myself that I’ve bought my parents their home. But then the deal fell through, and I lost INR2.2 million in that deal. ”All of his hard earned money went down the drain.

After his business collapsed and after multiple failed “tries to get going again”, Kailash decided to adopt his father’s occupation. But this didn’t help him recover and his depression persisted.

A year later, when Kailash couldn’t cope with his depression, he felt suicidal. , “I had hit rock bottom. I used to stay away from everyone. One day, I was on one of the ghats [in Rishikesh], and the Ganga was flowing next to me. As I was thinking about what had happened over the past year, I just let go of the chain and jumped into the river. A friend of mine [who was nearby] thought I had slipped into the river, and he jumped in to save my life. Had he not seen me and saved me, I wouldn’t be talking to you today.”

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Nearly sixteen years after the suicide attempt, the Chak De Phattay singer has realised that trying to end his life was a mistake. “If I were to go back in time, to meet my 28-year-old self, who was about to take the plunge, I would stop him, and say I don’t have any right to take my life. If I don’t have the right to decide what happens for me in future, or how my life will turn out, then I don’t have the right to take this life either. My life belongs to the Almighty. Only he can decide when it’s time to go.”

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