India, Oct. 23 -- Shaila Merchant opened up about her life and the challenges she has faced in business during a recent podcast appearance. The managing director of Encore Healthcare, who began her career in the male-dominated field of construction, said that she learnt about business on the go. However, juggling the professional with the personal was not always easy - Shaila Merchant revealed that she battled a nervous breakdown in her 30s.

Shaila Merchant is one of the managing directors of Encore Healthcare - a company she built from the ground up with her husband, Viren Merchant. The couple has two daughters, Anjali and Radhika.

Radhika Merchant is married to Anant Ambani, the younger son of Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani.

While...