Sandhya Mridul Reveals Not Getting Work Due To Fewer Social Media Followers: ‘Kindly Help’ | Video

Actress Sandhya Mridul, who began her acting career nearly three decades ago, has impressed fans with her brilliant performance in numerous television shows and films over the years. She has showcased her versatility in several films such as Saathiya, Page 3, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, Ragini MMS 2, and many others. Recently, she shared a candid reel on Instagram, which has now gone viral. She expressed her frustration over not getting work due to fewer social media followers. She also pointed out the vicious cycle many actors face, as they need followers to get roles, but also need roles to get famous and gain followers.

Sandhya Mridul On Social Media-Driven Casting Culture

Sandhya Mridul took to Instagram to share a video expressing her frustration

over not getting work due to her low social media following. In the video, she pointed out the catch-22 situation and said, “There’s a new situation that if you don’t have followers, you would not get work. But if you don’t give me work, how will I get famous? If I were not famous, how would I get followers? If I did not have followers, how would I get famous, and then how would I get work? You are understanding, right?”

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She further added that her manager said that she loses roles because she looks ‘rich’. “On top of that, my manager told me the work I did, I lost that because one, I don’t have followers and second, my look is rich. But it is only my looks that are rich, not me. Because if you don’t give me work, I will not have followers. When I will not have followers, then I will not be famous. If I will not be famous, then I will not have work, and will not have money, so only my look will be rich, I would not be. Kindly help,” she said. She currently has 103k followers on Instagram.

Fans And Colleagues React To Sandhya Mridul’s Viral Reel

In her caption, Sandhya Mridul wrote, “Acting skill se kya hoga? Jao followers lao!!” Her video went viral on social media, and sparked a conversation about the growing trend of casting actors based on social media following rather than talent. Arti Singh commented, “Maaaam big fan of yours.. acting se jyada reel banani padti hai followers ke liye so so true … one of the most amazing actor,” while Bigg Boss 18’s Yamini Malhotra wrote, “We were kids when we saw you in Koshish Ek Asha days — those times will always be remembered as the golden era of TV. It’s sad that real artists like you have to face this kind of situation today. We grew up watching your grace and talent — no number of followers can ever define that. You don’t need followers, ma’am… your work made you unforgettable long ago.”

One comment on her post read, “This is crazy! Humaare saath toh yeh hota hi hai but never thought established actors like would also face this. It’s frustrating,” while another netizen wrote, “Followed! May the universe grant you such an absurd, crushing abundance of work that the only way they can measure your success is by the sheer volume of projects you reject. Shutting down the small talk with overwhelming productivity… that’s the real flex.”

Sandhya Mridul was last seen in the 2023 web series ‘Taj: Divided By Blood’ in which she played the role of Jodha Bai. Before this, she was seen in the series ‘Tandav’.