Revealing why he thought Isha’s writings could become a book, Vidhu said, “I felt that her writing could help a lot of people. Many people face mental health issues due to the stresses they go through, but they don’t accept it. When she asked me what to call it, I suggested ‘Finding Order in Disorder.’ I genuinely believe that many people need to find that order, and this book could be a great help.”
Elaborating further, he added, “When I first heard that she was unwell, I was in shock. Our family doctor was the first person I called. I owe a lot of gratitude to him. He has played a significant role in raising my daughter. He diagnosed her with bipolar disorder, and that was when I received my first lesson on what bipolar is. Thanks to his guidance, I understood that it’s a condition like any other, and we needed to fight it together as a family.”
The filmmaker also shed some light on Isha’s paintings. “When she was in Pune, she had a good guru. I realized, especially when I saw her going through her mental condition, that art really helps. When people hear noise in their heads—and we all hear those noises—I think that noise quiets down when you’re painting or dancing. When you’re creating, you become so involved in it that your mind shuts off all distractions. This, in my opinion, is what works,” he shared.
He also added, “My job was to take on her stress. That’s the first thing the caretaker or family should do. I hate to make this comparison, but since I am writing a fantasy, I have to say it: like the Sagar Manthan, the family has to take the poison out of the mind of the family member who is suffering, hold it, and bear with it.”
