‘Needed time to heal’: Babil Khan returns to social media after 5 months, says insomnia and panic made him ‘confess’

Five months after abruptly leaving Instagram after posting a video in which he sobbed and discussed the “fake” people in Bollywood, actor Babil Khan returned to social media. In his latest post—his first since May—Babil is seen holding a flower while wearing a red sweatshirt. Babil discusses terror and insomnia in a poem that is included in the caption.

Babil is shown in the post looking away from the camera while seated at a desk and holding a flower in his mouth. He is shown in another picture gazing into a glass tumbler at the camera.

In the caption, Babil wrote a poem that read: “Didn’t mean to eavesdrop, This glass house has lean walls. I wore my heart on my sleeves, now I have blood soaked t-shirts . I needed time to heal, My demons left me with deep cuts. Insomnia and panic had me making wired confessions, I was crying out for help, I couldn’t stifle my expression, the toll was heavy on my health, my soul was tired of repression, “you were fighting with your girl while I was fighting my depression…wait..”

The actor received a lot of support for his return in the comments section, both from the film fraternity and fans. Vijay Varma commented, “Babil we got your back.” Gulshan Devaiah added, “Look who’s here.” Aparshakti Khurana also added a comment of appreciation with a heart. A fan commented, “The Caption Say’s it all! More Power To You!!”

Babil revealed the difficulties and demands of being a part of Bollywood in a series of tales on his Instagram account in May, citing a number of performers. Later, he momentarily deleted his Instagram account. Later, a statement of explanation was issued by his family and team.

“Over the past few years, Babil Khan has earned immense love and appreciation for his work, as well as for his openness about his mental health journey. Like anyone else, Babil is allowed to have difficult days — and this was one of them. We want to reassure all his well-wishers that he is safe and will be feeling better soon,” the statement shared by his family and team read.