Actor Rajat Bedi experienced a difficult phase in Bollywood marked by lack of recognition, financial instability, and exploitation, which led to severe mental health struggles including nervous breakdowns and dependence on medication for sleep[1][2]. He described being manipulated into work that did not benefit him financially while others took credit and rewards, causing him great frustration and disillusionment with the industry[1][2]. Around 2007, Bedi moved to Canada with his family seeking stability after his career stalled and he faced betrayal by business partners and friends. While initially supported by the Indian community there, he also encountered exploitation[1][3][6]. During this period, he even declined major television offers due to his unhappiness with available roles and industry conditions[6]. Bedi's struggles were compounded by family and industry-related issues; notably, his late father, filmmaker Narendra Bedi, endured financial losses and depression due to tough industry rivalries, which added personal pain to Rajat's challenges[7][9]. His resurgence came with his role in Aryan Khan's Netflix show *The Ba***ds of Bollywood*, where he plays a character reflecting his own hardships in the film industry. This role reignited his recognition and allowed him to share openly about the tribulations of his journey, including the mental toll and his efforts to reclaim his career after decades of struggle[3][8].
Citations
1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajat-bedi-recalls-his-rough-patch-in-bollywood-i-was-having-nervous-breakdowns-was-on-tablets/articleshow/124567539.cms
2.https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-rajat-bedi-low-phase-nervous-breakdown-bads-of-bollywood-jaraj-saxena-23598706
3.https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajat-bedi-the-comeback-king-of-bads-of-bollywood-recalls-past-struggles-10274764/
4.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment
5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtZmqp5nmM
6.https://www.indiaforums.com/article/rajat-bedi-reveals-moving-to-canada-after-friend-fled-away-with-his-money-career-was-struggling-no-m_227962
7.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajat-bedi-calls-bollywood-unforgiving-industry-recalls-losing-his-father-when-he-was-9-ba-ds-of-bollywood-101759746181384.html
8.https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/rajat-bedi-come-back-68736
9.https://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/amitabh-bachchan-rajesh-khanna-rivalry-left-his-father-in-debt-and-made-him-an-alcoholic-says-rajat-bedi-kamal-haasan-was-also-upset/articleshow/124356721.cms
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Citations
1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajat-bedi-recalls-his-rough-patch-in-bollywood-i-was-having-nervous-breakdowns-was-on-tablets/articleshow/124567539.cms
2.https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-rajat-bedi-low-phase-nervous-breakdown-bads-of-bollywood-jaraj-saxena-23598706
3.https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajat-bedi-the-comeback-king-of-bads-of-bollywood-recalls-past-struggles-10274764/
4.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment
5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtZmqp5nmM
6.https://www.indiaforums.com/article/rajat-bedi-reveals-moving-to-canada-after-friend-fled-away-with-his-money-career-was-struggling-no-m_227962
7.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajat-bedi-calls-bollywood-unforgiving-industry-recalls-losing-his-father-when-he-was-9-ba-ds-of-bollywood-101759746181384.html
8.https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/rajat-bedi-come-back-68736
9.https://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/amitabh-bachchan-rajesh-khanna-rivalry-left-his-father-in-debt-and-made-him-an-alcoholic-says-rajat-bedi-kamal-haasan-was-also-upset/articleshow/124356721.cms
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