Actress Sana Saeed, who played Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s on-screen daughter in “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” speaks publicly about a years-long battle with bulimia. In interviews, she says she struggled for six years before she had a name for what she was experiencing and describes carrying significant shame during that period. She also links part of her struggle to body image pressures she faced in entertainment, recalling that discussions about dieting and weight loss were common and that being on camera and receiving comments about appearance affected how she viewed herself.
Saeed says a key turning point in her healing came when she found a book about recovery, which gave her “the language” to understand the disorder. She adds that it took four years to fully recover. Now that she feels healed, she says she chose to share her story to help others feel less alone, outweighing the discomfort of being vulnerable in public. Bulimia is described in the coverage as a serious eating disorder involving binge eating followed by behaviors intended to prevent weight gain.
