India, March 4 -- Actor Abhay Deol has opened up on the time in his life when he felt overwhelmed by the fame and attention that was to come his way after the release of Dev D. The film was a cult success and put the actor on the map, but Abhay said he was so unable to deal with the changes that he left Mumbai and fled to New York. (Also read: Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar reunite for an ad; fans ask for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sequel)

In an interaction with Humans of Bombay, Abhay revealed how he had an inclination that Anurag Kashyap's Dev D would go big and change his life and career. The 2009 film was a success.

"I was finding it hard to deal with the attention and fame because I started getting flashbacks of when I was...