Karishma Tanna says she slipped into ‘depression’ as she got no work after Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Sanju’

Television actor Karishma Tanna, who got a breakthrough in her career when she got cast in Ranbir Kapoor starrer ‘Sanju’, has revealed that she had no work for nearly a year after the movie’s release.

The Rajkumar Hirani directorial was a huge success and she expected to get more film offers but nothing of the sort happened.

In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Karishma 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.’
Tanna added, ‘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 further shared that this phase led her to being ‘depressed’ and she questioned her future in the industry.

‘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,’ she said.

Karishma Tanna said she managed to get out of the difficult phase and did some Instagram ads until she started getting opportunities on the digital medium.

‘Sanju’ narrated the life story of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. It showed his battle with drugs, his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, and his love life. The film also starred Anushka Sharma and Vicky Kaushal in pivotal roles.
Karishma Tanna will be seen in Hansal Mehta’s Netflix series ‘Scoop’, in which she will portray the role of a crime journalist. The series will release on Netflix on June 2.

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