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Karishma Tanna has opened up about one of the most emotionally challenging phases of her career following the release of Sanju. In a recent interview, the actress shared that despite receiving praise for her brief but memorable role in the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer, she expected the film to open stronger doors. When that didn\u2019t happen, the disappointment pushed her into a cycle of self-doubt and emotional withdrawal.<\/p>\n
\u2018I stood out despite a small role… I thought opportunities would come\u2019<\/p>\n
Speaking about the phase when she slipped into depression after Sanju, Karishma told Bollywood Bubble that it was natural for her to expect a certain kind of momentum. She felt that being part of a big film, placed alongside prominent actors\u2014even if only for a scene or two\u2014should ideally translate into visibility. Since critics had noticed her performance and even mentioned her despite her limited screen time, she felt happy and validated. And because of that recognition, she naturally assumed that better opportunities would follow. She added, \u201cMaine bhale hi do\u2013teen scenes kiye, par main stand out hui us chhote se role mein. Mujhe pata tha that it\u2019s a very small role, but I knew it was a very impactful role… a funny impactful role. I had one song also.\u201dThe actress admitted that the appreciation naturally made her hopeful. \u201cToh, I expected that after that… jaise hota hai na, koi actor ek chhota sa role karta hai, par woh pick up ho jaata hai, aur uske baad unki life change ho jaati hai, I had expected something on those lines.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018I didn\u2019t get meatier roles… I didn\u2019t know what the industry wanted\u2019<\/p>\n
Karishma revealed that despite the recognition, opportunities didn\u2019t follow as she had hoped.\u201cChhota sa role hai, critics are talking about it, I will get good, meatier roles after that. Human nature hai… But logon ne iske baare mein bola. Main jahan-jahan gayi hoon, people have said, \u2018Arey, Pinky, Pinky\u2019 \u2014 abhi bhi kabhi-kabhi mujhe Pinky bolte hain.\u201dYet, the roles she expected never came, \u201cAfter that, it was just human to expect meatier roles. And I didn\u2019t get it. So I just went into my shell, thinking: I don\u2019t know what people want from me anymore… I was thinking that I don\u2019t know what this industry wants from me.\u201dShe revealed that this emotionally draining phase lasted over a year, \u201cI mean, I will just kind of give up and not expect anything from anybody. Let it just be. I was in that zone. Yeh feeling ek saal, derh saal chali.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018I didn\u2019t take therapy… I tried to understand what I was going through\u2019<\/p>\n
When asked if she sought therapy during this time, Karishma shared, \u201cNo, I used to read a lot of books on it. I used to go online and check \u2014 is it normal? I met a lot of actors, normal people, and I kept myself busy. Maine professional help toh nahi li, but mujhe lagta hai main self-help bhi karti hoon achhi tarah se.\u201dShe explained that understanding her emotions helped her cope, \u201cYou feel what you\u2019re feeling… you\u2019re feeling depressed, feel it; you\u2019re feeling anxiety, feel it; you\u2019re feeling low, feel it. Because it\u2019s human to feel all of that… Aapki life mein sab kuch wow toh hamesha hone wala nahi hai.\u201dKarishma added that even now, she sometimes experiences anxiety but knows how to handle it better.<\/p>\n
Karishma Tanna was spotted in Bandra<\/p>\n
\u2018I deserve a little more… but Scoop changed how people see me\u2019<\/p>\n
Reflecting on her journey and whether she has regrets, Karishma admitted, \u201cI think I deserve a little more in my career. And I\u2019m not losing hope. Main bahut hi patiently wait kar rahi hoon for that transformation \u2014 that turning point.\u201dShe believes Scoop became a turning point in how the industry views her. According to Karishma, the show finally gave her the kind of opportunity that helped her break out of the long-standing image of being a \u201cTV face\u201d or a \u201cglamorous actor,\u201d allowing her to step beyond that box and be seen in a new light.The actress concluded on a hopeful note, \u201cI\u2019ve become much more confident after that show… that shift has come \u2014 from me being glamorous to being an actor-actor. \u2018We can consider her. We should consider her.\u2019 Woh switch aa gaya hai, and I\u2019m very happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karishma Tanna has opened up about one of the most emotionally challenging phases of her career following the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,86108,93,61,60,86114,86106,86112,86111,86113,86110,4783,86107,86109],"class_list":["post-152612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-emotional-withdrawal","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-karishma-tanna-anxiety","tag-karishma-tanna-depression","tag-karishma-tanna-ranbir-kapoor","tag-karishma-tanna-sanju","tag-karishma-tanna-vicky-kaushal","tag-meatier-roles-expectation","tag-ranbir-kapoor","tag-sanju-movie-role","tag-self-help-during-depression"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}