India, Dec. 20 -- Singer-actor-writer Piyush Mishra battled alcoholism for nearly two decades, a struggle that began in the 1980s. Around 2005, he reached a turning point and chose to seek help with an aim to reclaim control over his life and career. Looking back, the multifaceted actor admits that letting alcohol take over his life remains his biggest regret.

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Piyush took a walk down memory lane, revisiting the darker chapters of his life, from his prolonged struggle with alcohol to infidelity.

Ask him about the biggest regret of his life and Piyush takes no time to mention "alcohol".

"The biggest regret is about alcohol. Had I not drowned my life in alcohol and had more control over it in the init...