Karishma Tanna reveals being ‘depressed’ despite Sanju success: ‘For good seven to eight months, I had no work’

Karishma Tanna shared that she was out of work for almost a year after starring in Ranbir Kapoor's Sanju. She is now looking forward to the release of her Netflix series Scoop.

By: Entertainment Desk

Bengaluru | Updated: May 22, 2023 12:01 AM IST

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Karishma Tanna will be next seen in Hansal Mehta's upcoming Netflix drama, titled Scoop. (Photo: Karishma Tanna/Instagram)

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Television actor Karishma Tanna had a breakthrough moment in her career when she got cast in Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju, opposite Ranbir Kapoor. After the film’s success, she expected to get more film offers but nothing of the sort happened. Recently, Tanna revealed she had no work for a year after Sanju’s release.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Sanju narrated the life story of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt right from his battle with drugs to his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and his love life. Ranbir Kapoor played the titular role in the movie and it also starred Anushka Sharma and Vicky Kaushal in pivotal roles.

Karishma Tanna, in an interview with Siddharth Kanan, shared, “I thought Sanju, despite the small role, will help me to move forward in life. But nothing happened. After the film, whatever films or projects I was expecting, I didn’t get. For good seven to eight months or 1 year, I had no work. I was confused since despite having only four scenes, critics had praised me.”

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Karishma Tanna did a special appearance in the film Sanju.

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Talking about her life after Sanju, Tanna said, “I had a lot of expectations from the industry that I will get work now. I don’t know, sometimes you get into the dark hole, and think what does life want? What do I do more to showcase my acting?”

The actor expressed that all of this led her to being ‘depressed’ and she questioned her career ahead. “I went into a depressed phase where I felt my life is colourless. It’s not colourful at all. I don’t know what to do with my career. I was messaging people asking about my acting in Sanju,” Tanna added.

However, Tanna pulled herself out of the difficult phase and she did some Instagram ads until she started getting opportunities on the digital medium.

Now, the actor will be seen in Hansal Mehta’s Netflix series Scoop. She will be essaying the role of a crime journalist in the series, which is inspired by Jigna Vora’s biographical book Behind The Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison. Produced by Matchbox Shots and created by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, the series will drop on Netflix on June 2.

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