Neha Dhupia says she cries, faces anxiety when acting jobs dry up: ‘We should also sit at home for 6 years like Akshaye Khanna’

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Neha further shared that while actors are often advised to be thick-skinned in the industry, losing projects and facing constant judgement can be daunting. “It gets very tough. It is advocated to be thick-skinned, but everything matters. The part that matters the most is that when you are not working, everybody around you is working. You see life pass by. The only difference between me and a newcomer is that I know how to get past these things, I have been anxious so many times.”

She added, “I get so tired when there is no acting jobs for 3-4 years but by the grace of God, I am never out of work because I do so many things. It is an exhausting but rewarding business.”

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Talking about how work does not necessarily lead to more work and how she is inspired by Akshaye Khanna’s career trajectory — known for being extremely selective about his projects and appearing onscreen sparingly — Neha said, “The conversion has to be there. If my work in the latest two shows doesn’t convert into anything than there is no point. Does work lead to good work? I don’t know sometimes… then you see trajectory of Akshaye Khanna and then you think, Hum bhi 6 saal ghar hi baith jate hain (We should also sit at home for 6 years). It is just hoping that work will lead to work.” Akshaye has seen two back-to-back hist this year with Chhaava and Dhurandhar. His character Rehman Dakait became a viral sensation after the film’s release, which has gone on to become a massive money-spinner, it has earned over Rs 800 crore in India and over Rs 1200 crore worldwise.