Karishma Tanna speaks about the outrageous treatment of TV stars, says “we work for longer hours than film actors”

The ‘Sanju’ actress Karishma Tanna lately opened up on the discriminatory treatment TV actors attain in comparison with film actors in a candid interview with an entertainment portal

The ‘Qayamat Ki Raat’ actress told Pinkvilla that even though TV actors struggle for 13-14 hours and film actors work for 5-6 hours, the former are not exhibited any acknowledgment and this frightens her to a considerable extent.

In an exclusive chat with Pinkvilla, the actress opens up on her self doubts post-earning rejections in movies for coming from a Television background, the loss of confidence in oneself, and how she withstood it.

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“Every time, I had this phase where I was only doubting myself,” she exclaimed and went on to add, “That did I do too much TV? Am I not pretty looking? Do I not act well? I have only doubted myself. I have taken a lot of advice from my real friends, my sisters, my mother, and share my doubts. Mera starts TV se hua and I would wonder why I did it? That is not a good thing because as an actor, we should be proud of our achievements. Of course, we make mistakes, which is part and parcel of our career.”

She resumed, “That self-doubt came when I was rejected in all the films. I would think this or that role is perfect for me, I would never get it, why? Because I started my career on Tv. Then it took me years to understand this. I decided to stay and bring myself out of those phases where I felt low. I then decided to trust myself and would counsel myself that failures are fine and that even if I deserved this role and did not get it, it is okay. Maybe, I will have to struggle a bit more. And that’s how I survived in the industry for so many years.”

Karishma Tanna got a breakthrough in Bollywood with her role as “Madhuri Dixit” in Sanjay Dutt‘s biopic ‘Sanju’ (2018), starring Ranbir Kapoor.