Sidhartha Mallya has been off the grid for quite some time now. However, he recently published a memoir in which he has opened up about several matters from his life. 

In a recent interview, Sidhartha also spoke about his mental health and added that the novel is based on an honest account that he faced. He also opened up about his struggles with anxiety and how he wanted others to resonate with his journey.

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Mallya asserted that he could have written about the extravagant life that he has led in the past if he wanted to. However, it was his choice to keep it real and talk about the challenges he faced instead.

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He said, "I don’t need to reclaim my image; I don’t live in India, I have nothing to gain. What image do I have to reclaim? Trust me, I could’ve made a hell of a lot more money if I wrote this book about what a star life I’ve lived, the Monaco yacht parties, the IPL, and all the glitz and all the glamour… You know it, and I know it there would have been a far bigger audience for me to go gossiping about the things I’ve seen in my life. It’s fact; no one can deny that.”

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He further added, “What do I have to gain about being this open, and this raw, and this honest about my life other than I want to help people? I’m not in India, I’m not in Bollywood, I don’t have anything to gain by changing my image.”

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Being the son of disgraced liquor baron Vijay Mallya, he faced several issues during his time in India. Sidhartha also was the face of his father's IPL team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore back then and was a part of many Bollywood events.

In his book, which is titled If I'm Honest, he said he was inspired to write it after talking about going sober and then making a video called ConSIDer This.

Back in 2016, he suffered from depression which happened due to several reasons, including his parent's divorce. 

Even though he had everything he could ask for, from career to acting projects, he constantly felt unhappy and dissatisfied.

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