Video: 'Dhirubhai, Sachin were not high scorers in exams'

It's that time of year again -- board examination results are around the corner.

Unfortunately, this is a tough time for many youngsters who are stressed out about their academic performances.

And it's tragic when some of them make it to the news for the wrong reasons -- they simply cannot cope with having done poorly and take to drastic measures like self-harm and suicide.

To help students cope, rediff.com spoke to a few celebrities: former Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan and TV actors Hussain Kuwajerwala, Roshni Chopra and Manish Paul.

Here are words of encouragement from them and their mantras on how to cope with failure.

First up is Parvathy, who says that failing is not the end of everything. "I request parents to support children who undergo depression and stress during exams trying to score high marks," she says. "Dhirubhai Ambani and Sachin Tendulkar were not high scorers in exams, but you should have the determination to do big things in life. Marks will not stop you, ever."

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Telly actor, anchor and winner of Nach Baliye 2 Hussain Kuwajerwala feels that God has not given us life to end it without doing good for the nation and society.

"Everybody's life has some purpose," he believes. "It's very sad to hear about students committing suicide, because they failed to cope with their failures. Suicide is definitely not the solution."

Model, actress and TV host Roshni Chopra admits that it's a scary experience to wait for your results and see how well you have done.

But she also stresses, "How well or badly you've done in exams has got nothing to do with how good your life turns out to be."

And here is actor Manish Paul, who says that it is completely okay to get a bad result once or twice as there is always a second chance.

"In my time, I never got mind-blowing results but see where I am, I am still smiling," says the actor, reminiscing of his days as a student.

So take your cue from these stars and remember -- while your exam performances may be important, they are not a matter of life and death!