Kapil Sharma reveals how Shah Rukh Khan helped him fight anxiety, alcoholism amid his fight with Sunil Grover

Everyone remembers Kapil Sharma's famous fight with Sunil Grover on his comedy chat show.

Following that, it was claimed that the comedian-actor had succumbed to alcoholism.

But did you know that Shah Rukh Khan was the one who helped Kapil overcome his anxiety and alcoholism? Yes, you read that correctly! During the trailer launch of his second film, 'Firangi,' Sharma revealed that it was SRK who guided and assisted him in getting back in shape, both physically and mentally. 

He had said,

I could not step on the stage to perform and would cancel the shoot. I suffered from anxiety and drank myself silly. I would stay locked up in the office with my pet dog. People stopped coming on the show and I went off the radar. One of my close friends asked me to shift to his seaside apartment. He thought a change of scenery would be good for me. As I saw the wide expanse of the sea from his balcony, I felt like jumping into it. I was depressed, it felt like the world was gunning for me

- Kapil Sharma

Kapil elaborated on his depression by saying,

I used to travel a lot for my film. Almost 7-8 hours used to go in it. And the media used to tell so much about me that I’m an alcoholic and all. I never had a PR to control all the image bashing. Then, there is Twitter and all this pressure. Now, I am impulsive – that’s just the way I am. I can’t do anything about it. However I may be, one thing is certain that I am a complete pure-hearted soul. All this negative publicity had put me in depression

- Kapil Sharma

Kapil Sharma made his big Bollywood debut with

'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon’.