Piyush Mishra recalls the darkest chapter of his life, says 'alcoholism was a big mistake of my life'

Piyush Mishra reflects on his biggest regret

Singer, actor and writer Piyush Mishra struggled with alcoholism for about two decades. Now he acknowledges that his greatest regret is still allowing alcohol to rule his life.

The veteran actor took a trip down memory lane and revisited the darker phase of his life, including his battle with alcohol and adultery.

In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Piyush Mishra shared the biggest regret of his life and said, “The biggest regret is about alcohol. Had I not drowned my life in alcohol and had more control over it in the initial stage itself, I would have achieved bigger things in my life… Intoxication kills creativity. And that (alcoholism) was a big mistake of my life and continues to be the biggest regret of my life.”

The veteran actor added, “Shuru shuru mein chhodh deta ya control karta toh aaj alag hota aur bada kaam kiya hota (If I had quit it initially, things would have been different for me).”

However, Piyush Mishra also talked about cheating on his wife. He admitted, “If you have confessed to your wife, it is a big deal. I had a storm brewing inside me before I told my wife everything, and when I told her everything, it calmed down.”

He recalled, “My wife understood and told me, ‘Koi baat nahi. Tumne kuch galtiyan ki kuch maine (it’s okay, you made some mistakes and I did some). She told me that my heart is clean now after coming out with the truth, and it’s time to move on and live our lives.”

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Piyush added, “Well, it was easy for me. People came to me and said, ‘It must have been tough. ’ But it wasn’t the case for me. I was at peace after telling her the truth. I did wrong to her, and it was important for me to tell her the truth to wash away my sins. I felt liberated after telling her the truth.”

Piyush kicked off his career in theatre and made his film debut with Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se.. in 1998. The veteran actor struggled with alcoholism starting in the 1980s. He had a turning point in 2005 and decided to get therapy in order to take back control of his life and profession.