Jatin Sarna reveals what led him to depression: Wasn’t getting the kind of work I wanted

Although Jatin Sarna’s role as Bunty in Sacred Games earned him widespread acclaim, the actor went through a period where he didn’t get the work he wanted. To top it off, the pandemic made it even more difficult for the 37-year-old to find roles that he loved.

“While worrying about tomorrow, I stopped living in the present. And instead of being grateful for what I have, I started looking at what else I could do. And that led me to depression,” Sarna says. The ’83 actor continues, “I wasn’t getting the kind of work I wanted. And I used to wonder, ‘Why am I not getting work when people know I’m a good actor?’ I was constantly in touch with casting directors, asking them for work. I felt that nothing was happening around me and started feeling low and depressed. And it was affecting me and my mental health. Moreover, I was staying alone. So I was even more unhappy because I love being around people.”

Sarna didn’t take “any clinical help” but “a year of introspection” and “close friends” helped him heal. “They helped me a lot. They lived with me, heard me, and ensured me that everything will be alright. I am sorted now. People are dying so young and life has become so uncertain. I understood that it’s better to enjoy life. Above all, I had to think about myself that it is my life and I cannot destroy it. Why to suffer without any reason? I thought of my family as well,” he ends.