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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Anubhav Sinha celebrates 5 years of being smoke free on World No Tobacco Day, reveals he consumed 20 cigarettes a day
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha On World No Tobacco Day, acclaimed filmmaker Anubhav Sinha opened up about a deeply personal milestone of completing five years without smoking. In a heartfelt note shared with Hindustan Times, the 'Article 15' and 'Thappad' director reflected on his long and difficult relationship with cigarettes, offering an honest account of how he started and more importantly how he stopped. Sinha recalled how smoking in his younger days was equated with growing into manhood. Influenced by advertisements featuring rugged male icons, lighting a cigarette was seen as a rite of passage. Back then cigarette warnings were often dismissed as mere background noise. 'Warnings felt like dares,' he shared, adding that the urge to rebel often overpowered reason in adolescence. Addiction and denial in adulthood By his mid-30s, smoking had become a daily habit of consuming an entire pack of 20 cigarettes a day. It had transitioned from being a rebellious act to a part of his daily identity. He remembers discussing cigarette brands like fashion choices but deep down he knew he needed to quit. The problem? Nicotine had its claws in too deep. Despite multiple attempts, some lasting days, others months, he always found himself back where he started. 'Ninety-nine percent of smokers I know want to quit,' he wrote in the article published by Hindustan Times. 'But they struggle.' Even after health scares, many smokers, he said continue because the addiction is overpowering. What finally made him stop Sinha finally found his resolve five years ago. No external factor triggered it. He simply told himself, 'Enough.' After trying over 20 times across three decades, something clicked and he quit. For good. 'Now my pillow doesn't smell. I enjoy smoke-free spaces. I'm clean,' he wrote. Support from his family, especially his younger brother Anupam who had quit a month earlier, and his son Shlok, a staunch anti-smoker helped solidify his decision. His message to young people: Don't start at all Today, Sinha is urging young people to never light that first cigarette. 'Not starting is so much easier than quitting,' he emphasized. Once you begin then the battle to quit becomes one of the hardest things you'll ever face. 'And if you don't quit it will hit you so hard.' Anubhav Sinha whose work often challenges social issues hopes his story helps others understand the true grip of addiction and the freedom that lies beyond it. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
World No Tobacco Day: Director Anubhav Sinha marks 5 years as a non-smoker; says youth shouldn't take to it ever
On World No Tobacco Day today, we get filmmaker Anubhav Sinha to pen down his journey as a non-smoker, celebrating five years of quitting smoking. He writes the following: Smoking, when I was growing up, generally started at boyhood, when you are struggling to become a man. Cigarette advertising back then used to be associated with 'manhood'. Then starts a struggle to quit. But you are deeply addicted to it. Also, you are still at an age where you give an adult damn. You think you are Iron Man. But no one is. What I personally learnt was that cigarette will never forgive you. Never. It will hit back sooner or later. In some form or the other. There are phases of quitting. Some last three days, some seven. Then you run into months of not smoking. Then creeps in a feeling that now I don't need it. But you are wrong. You light one, and you go back to where you were in two days. Then you quit quitting. Then three years later, you start trying again. Ninety-nine per cent of smokers I know want to quit. They are struggling. So, I always tell youngsters never to start. In my opinion it is way rarer to turn into an alcoholic than to turn into a deeply addicted smoker. I have known smokers smoking after a heart attack, after a heart procedure. It is so addictive. I got lucky. Five years back, one day I said, Enough. I had tried no less than 20 times during my thirty-plus years of smoking; one day I quit. I just quit. I tried some alternate addictions, but now I am clean. My pillow doesn't stink anymore. It is a great feeling to ask for non-smoking public spaces. Now I wonder why I smoked ever because after a point cigarettes do nothing to you. You smoke because you smoke. It is a chemical that keeps you hooked. Cross that line, and you see the futility – actually, the damage. Thankfully there was enough support around me, like my younger brother Anupam, who quit a month before me, and my son Shlok, who hates the idea of smoking. So here is a final word to youngsters on the verge of starting for whatever reason. Not starting is way easier than quitting because once you start, you will want to quit, and then it will be way tougher. And if you don't quit, it will hit you hard. Very hard. So, don't start. (Anubhav Sinha is the director of films such as Mulk, Article 15 and Thappad)
News18
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Anubhav Sinha Said People Hated Him For Making Ra One With Shah Rukh Khan
Last Updated: Anubhav Sinha directed the 2011 sci-fi film starring Shah Rukh Khan. Despite high hopes, it didn't do well at the box office. Before turning to socially impactful films like Mulk, Article 15, and Thappad, Anubhav Sinha directed several mainstream movies, including the 2011 sci-fi blockbuster Featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Arjun Rampal, the film was highly anticipated but received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. In an interview, Anubhav Sinha reflected on describing it as a bold superhero venture that didn't meet expectations commercially. He also praised Shah Rukh Khan for his wholehearted commitment to the project. In an earlier interview with Indian Express, Anubhav Sinha said that many people were unhappy with his movie and blamed him just because Shah Rukh Khan was in it, even though they didn't know him. 'When released, it disappointed 50-70 per cent of those people, and they hated me because I had made this film with Shah Rukh. But they had never even met me. Post this incident, when I met new, intelligent people, they 'complimented' me saying you are not the person who made those films, you are someone else. This was heartbreaking to hear. Because if I don't reflect in my own films then I am not a filmmaker. That was the discontentment I felt and recognised. And then Mulk happened. And ever since then I have been driven by that. In fact, even when Mulk happened, nobody was willing to pay me money to make the movie. It wasn't until a month of the shoot that Deepak Mukut (co-producer of Mulk) came on board," Anubhav had said. is a 2011 superhero movie directed by Anubhav Sinha, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Arjun Rampal. People were excited before it came out, but it got mixed reviews and did not do well in theaters. The movie was known for its special effects and new ideas. First Published:
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Anubhav Sinha calls Shah Rukh Khan 'middle-class': 'He has all the money in this world but...'
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who is known for his hard hitting films like, Thapad, Article 15, Mulk, was about to quit direction after his Shah Rukh Khan starrer tanked in 2011. In a recent interview, Anubhav talked about going through a tough phase after the film and his equation with SRK. (Also read: Anubhav Sinha reacts to Phule controversy on Ambedkar Jayanti: 'Has there never been casteism in India?') In an interview with journalist Faye D'Souza, Anubhav recalled how he was heartbroken after didn't get to warm the hearts of the audience and set the box office ringing. "It didn't turn out the way all of us wanted to do. It was a heartbreak, which I carried in my heart, chest, and shoulders until 2018, when Mulk released. I'd almost given up on myself as a director. I'd decided I won't direct," said Anubhav. However, the director is all praise for Shah Rukh, who acted and produced in and opened up about his experience working with the superstar. 'It is so strange that he continues to be a middle-class boy at heart. He's so middle-class it's not funny. See, middle-class is not just about money. The last time I met him, I told him that he's quite middle-class. And he agreed (laughs). He has all the money in the world! But what makes you happy? Does the Gucci make you happier, or does the fact that your sister is happy make you happier?' he said. Anubhav Sinha was lauded for his last film C 814: The Kandahar Hijack which released on Netflix in 2024. The film starred Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swami and Dia Mirza in pivotal roles. On the other hand, Shah Rukh Khan is now set to star in King along with his daughter Suhana Khan. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film will have Abhishek Bachchan, Arshad Warsi and Abhay Verma in key roles.
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20-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One director Anubhav Sinha calls ‘middle-class': ‘He has all the money in the world but…'
Anubhav Sinha directed Shah Rukh Khan in which was the biggest budget Bollywood film at that time read more Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha known for making hard-hitting and powerful cinemas like Mulk, Article 15 and Thappad, recalled that his big ambitious project featuring Shah Rukh Khan made him went through a rough phase as the film didn't perform as per expectations. The Bheed helmer revealed that this setback almost made him quit direction. 'It didn't turn out the way all of us wanted to do. It was a heartbreak, which I carried in my heart, chest, and shoulders until 2018, when Mulk released. I'd almost given up on myself as a director. I'd decided I won't direct," said Sinha while talking to Faye D'Souza. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Talking about Mulk, he said, 'I wrote Mulk in the next three days. I went out in the market, money took a bit of time. And then I went there and made it. It had become impossible to not make it." Sharing his experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan, he shared, 'It is so strange that he continues to be a middle-class boy at heart. He's so middle-class it's not funny. See, middle-class is not just about money. The last time I met him, I told him that he's quite middle class. And he agreed (laughs). He has all the money in the world! But what makes you happy? Does the Gucci make you happier or does the fact that your sister is happy makes you happier?" The filmmaker shared that it was amazing to see SRK taking care of his 3 kids and sister. 'That's an achievement. It's difficult to be the guy who's that universally popular — let's not even talk about the money — to be rooted and grounded. He's a phenomenal guy. I kept telling him, more than making this film, it's a privilege to know you," Sinha said. also featured Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Shahana Goswami in key roles.
