I AM NOT CASTED BECAUSE I HAVE FEWER SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS: ACTRESS SANDHYA MRIDUL

WHO IS SANDHYA MRIDUL?

• Sandhya Mridul is an actress who has achieved success in both film and television.
• She has starred in movies such as Saathiya, Force, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, and Ragini MMS 2 on the big screen.

WHY IS ACTRESS SANDHYA MRIDUL NOT GETTING ROLES?

• Actress Sandhya Mridul has not been in the big screen for quite some time and revealed that she is not getting work because of her fewer social media followers.
• Sandhya went on Instagram and shared a video, which has sparked debate on how the casting of actors is now based on their social media following.
• Social media influencers have frequently been cast in movies, and it appears that this is the precise reason behind the actress’s recent decline in roles.
• The video was both eye-opening and disappointing.

WHAT DID SANDHYA MRIDUL SAY IN THE VIDEO?

• Without holding back, Sandhya Mridul called out the casting industry for selecting actors with a larger following.
• She said in the video, “This is a new situation. If you don't have followers, you won't get a job.”
• She questioned, “If you don't give a job, how will you be famous? If you don't get a job, how will you get followers? If you don't get followers, how will you be famous? How will you get a job? Do you understand? It's a very difficult thing.”
• She elaborated, “On top of that, the manager is saying, Ma'am, that job is out of your hands. Because first of all, you don't have enough followers. Secondly, your look is very rich. Bro, your look is rich. Not me. Because if you don't give a job, you won't get followers.”
• She ended the video saying, “If you don't get followers, you won't be famous. If you don't get famous, you won't get a job, you won't get money. So my look will only be rich. Not ever. Kindly help.”
• She captioned the video as, “Acting skill se kya hoga? Jao followers lao!!”
• Sandhya Mridul is known for her role in the TV serial Swabhimaan. She also starred in series such as Banegi ApnI Baat, Koshish, and Hubahu.
• She bagged her breakthrough role in movies with Yash Raj Films, in Saathiya in 2002. She went on to star in Page 3 with Konkona Sen Sharma and Tara Sharma.

Editor’s Note

• In a time when art is supposed to be boundless, the craft of acting seems to be shackled by numbers on a screen. Sandhya Mridul’s revelation isn’t just a personal struggle — it’s a mirror held up to an industry that once celebrated talent but now counts followers. The haunting question she raises — “Acting skill se kya hoga?” — echoes far beyond Bollywood. It challenges us to ask: when popularity becomes the new merit, where does authenticity go? If social media decides who gets the spotlight, real artists risk fading into its shadows.
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