Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina Roshan calls her 28-day rehab stint a ‘nightmare’: ‘There was anger within me for myself’ | Hindi Movie News
Sunaina Roshan, daughter of veteran filmmaker-actor Rakesh Roshan and sister of Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, has spoken candidly about her battle with alcoholism and the “nightmare” experience she had during rehab. In a recent interview with News18, Sunaina shared that it was her own alarming behavior and the inability to remember events from the previous night that pushed her to voluntarily seek help.
Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina recalls struggling with alcoholism
The 28-day rehabilitation program, which Sunaina described as “horrific,” involved a strictly regimented lifestyle. “I don’t know what a normal rehab looks like, but this was a 28-day course where they used to grill you and grill you. We had no other option but just to sit,” she recalled. The experience was made more difficult by personal family troubles at the time, which made it hard for her to focus during counseling sessions.
“There was someone telling me that something was wrong with my family back then so I couldn’t even concentrate on what they were counselling me about. It was one of the toughest things I have done, to go to a rehab,” she added.
‘I didn’t like myself in that phase at all,’ says Sunaina
Sunaina further explained the intense schedule at the facility: waking up at 5:30 AM, having breakfast by 6, followed by meditation and back-to-back counseling sessions. She was not allowed access to her phone, and there were strict dietary restrictions—no sugar, chocolate, or caffeine.
Despite the support of her family, Sunaina knew the change had to come from within. “There was anger within me for myself that I have to get rid of this habit. All that they did for me – putting up bodyguards, taking away my money, cash. And then one fine day, I just sat my parents down,” she said. “I didn’t like myself in that phase at all. I sat them down and told them ‘find me a good rehab’. I want to go, I want to get treated.”
The turning point came when she realized how severe the effects of her drinking had become. “There were days when I’d forget what I did the previous night and that was scary,” she said. “In the night after drinking my alcohol, when I used to sleep, I used to get up in the morning and I was a blank page. And that’s when I decided I have to go as soon as possible and get myself treated.”
