In the subsequent posts, she further pointed out that co-comedian Utsav Chakraborty had stated to a male associate: "Be careful of Aditi, she's been around." Bhat, who was demoted from the post of CEO of the now-defunct AIB, had stated: "I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially."

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Should he speak about his condition now, Mittal added he ought to acknowledge factors "that led to the depression of so many young women who tried to do comedy at that time."

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For the unversed, in one video, Tanmay says, "After everything that happened in October, I'm mentally checked out. I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially, online or even offline." He speaks about how for most of his adult life he worked at a company that he was trying to build. Letting go of it and the people he worked with took a toll on him.

The comedian shared that he has been diagnosed as being clinically depressed and doctors have advised him to do something about it. He further said, "A lot of you have been asking fair questions - why don't you move on, why don't you rebuild, but for some reason, I have just watched something that I have worked for the last part of my adult life come crashing down. I have just been staring at the rubble going 'what now?'"

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