Overview
- Varma disclosed the experience in a new interview on Rhea Chakraborty’s Chapter 2 podcast, describing a period when he felt unable to function.
- He recalls being alone in a Mumbai apartment during the 2020 lockdown and says a small terrace view of the sky offered brief relief from isolation.
- Ira Khan noticed his deterioration, set up Zoom workouts, and encouraged him to seek help, with actor Gulshan Devaiah joining a small remote support circle.
- A therapist he consulted on Zoom diagnosed severe depression and anxiety and discussed medication as an option, while therapy and yoga prompted intense emotional releases.
- He connects the breakdown to unresolved childhood trauma and guilt over leaving home, and coverage notes he is slated to appear next in Gustaakh Ishq later in November 2025.