As Shovon Ganguly tied the knot with Sohini Sarkar, we stumbled upon an old interview of his ex-girlfriend, Iman Chakraborty, who once revealed her struggles with her depression after their breakup.
Popular singer from West Bengal, Shovan Ganguly tied the knot with Bengali actress, Sohini Sarkar. Talking about Shovan's work front, he was the winner of Zee Bangla's singing reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, in 2012. This paved the way for his one-after-the-other singing projects. However, ever since the news of his marriage surfaced on social media, netizens started talking about his past relationships. Amongst them, his relationship rumours with another popular singer, Iman Chakraborty was the most talked about one.
Although Iman was four years older than Shovan but their age difference did not become a barrier between them when they were dating each other. Once, they had acknowledged their relationship in front of a Bengali reality show, Didi Number One's host, Rachana Banerjee, when they appeared in the same. Since then, they were often spotted together, but suddenly, their fans were left heartbroken by the reports of their breakup.
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A few reports mentioned that later in one episode of the same show, when Shovan came with his mother, and the latter learnt about his relationship with Iman, she immediately rejected the singer as her daughter-in-law. Gossipmongers revealed that this was a probable reason behind Shovan and Iman's breakup, but neither of them ever confirmed it.
Now, we stumbled upon the popular singer, Iman's old interview in 2020 with Calcutta Times. During her conversation, Iman talked about her eight months of struggle dealing with depression post her breakup with Shovan. The ace singer mentioned she was also on the verge of ending her life, as she was unable to accept anyone’s presence or complete solitude. She explained:
"The year 2019 will be forever significant for me. About seven months ago, I wanted to end my life. I saw no ray of hope and nothing really mattered anymore. And then, after walking through a dark tunnel for eight months, I finally saw a hint of light and began to resurrect myself. Last year, depression got the better of me. I would lock myself up in a dark room and spend days on the terrace all by myself. I stopped reading and listening to music. I could not accept anyone’s presence in my life. But this solitude was killing me from inside. Despite this mental state, I had to drag myself to the recording studios, concerts and rehearsals. What was crushing me from inside was that I could not talk to anyone. In those months, I did not interact much, abandoned all my friends and suffered all alone."
In the same conversation, Iman mentioned that she was also not able to talk about the exact reason for her depression to her friends. She didn't blame anyone for being the cause of her depression. However, Iman mentioned that probably the pain due to her breakup triggered her depression. She added:
"When friends asked what led to this bout of depression, I’d tell them that I had no idea. Depression need not have any reason. I don’t blame anyone or anything. It is known that Shovan (Ganguly) and I parted ways last year. He took the call to end our relationship and move on. Perhaps I was not ready to accept it. We’ve always been friends and even after calling it quits, we continued to meet with other friends and worked on the same projects. In this period, I was confused as to whether our relationship was actually over. It could have been one of the initial triggers for the pain."
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In the same interview, Iman revealed how she has bounced back from the darkest phase of her life. She revealed seeking help from her friends, who asked her to consult a psychiatrist and a psychologist, which she thankfully did. Finally, she started embracing herself yet again and concluded by saying:
"Later, I realised that even I could have called off the relationship. My doctors explained to me that the onset of depression didn’t depend on a breakup, or on not getting work assignments or any such disappointment. Depression can happen anyway. Now, after all these months, I know it is not the end of the world for me. I am looking forward to a beautiful life and I want to enjoy every moment of it. In my case, things started changing for the better after I finally spoke to two of my friends. Thanks to them, I consulted a psychiatrist and a psychologist. After that, things finally started changing for the better. 2019 has made me a stronger person and I am totally in love with the new me."
Now, Shovan and Iman have both moved on in their lives. While Iman had tied the knot with Nilanjan Ghosh, Shovan was in a relationship with an actress, Swastika Dutta, for three years before parting ways. Following this, Shovan fell in love with Sohini and was in a steady relationship with Sohini before they got married.
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