Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who is known for making films like 3 Idiots, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and 12th Fail, has recently talked about his daughter’s bipolar disease. The filmmaker’s daughter Ishaa Vinod Chopra launched her first book Finding Order In Disorder: A Bipolar Memoir. The book talks about mental health issues and aims to help those who are struggling with these issues. The 12th Fail director talked about how he handled the situation when he got to know about his daughter’s illness. For the unversed, Ishaa is the daughter of Vinod from his second marriage with Shabnam Sukhdev. 

In an interview with The Times of India, Vidhu shared how his family doctor helped in overcoming his daughter’s health. He said, “He has played a significant role in raising my daughter. He diagnosed her with bipolar disorder, and that was when I received my first lesson on what bipolar is. Thanks to his guidance, I understood that it’s a condition like any other, and we needed to fight it together as a family.”

“My job was to take on her stress. That’s the first thing the caretaker or family should do. I hate to make this comparison, but since I am writing a fantasy, I have to say it: like the Sagar Manthan, the family has to take the poison out of the mind of the family member who is suffering, hold it, and bear with it,” the filmmaker added. 

Vidhu Vinod Chopra his daughter’s health improved after she indulged herself in Art. He also talked about the importance of art in people’s lives. 

Chopra has made some hit films like 12th Fail, Parinda, Shikara, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Mission Kashmir, 3 Idiots, Eklavya:The royal guard, PK, Kareeb, Sanju and Parineeta to name a few. 

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