Exclusive! Sanjana Sanghi: I am definitely not single
As actress
Sanjana Sanghi
walked as a showstopper for
Bombay Times Fashion Week
, she also sits down for a chat talking about her five-year journey in the film industry, the highs and lows of navigating fame, and the lessons she's learned along the way. With a filmography that includes projects like
Dhak Dhak
,
OM: The Battle Within
, and early credits in
Rockstar
and
Fukrey Returns
, Sanjana has a no-holds-barred conversation — while teasing just enough about her personal life to keep us intrigued.
'I'm in that process of falling deeper and deeper in love with the craft'
Sanjana's ascent in the film industry wasn't born out of legacy, but a leap of faith. A classic outsider story, the Delhi girl who once didn't know the contours of Mumbai now calls it home — and the craft of
acting
, her oxygen. 'Being an actor in the first place, or choosing to do this for the rest of my life was something I could never actually imagine growing up. It's been a journey of a lot of learning. I'm just in that process of falling deeper and deeper in love with the craft. I've just tried to absorb as much as I can and there's such a long way to go,' says the actress best known for her hauntingly tender portrayal of Kizie Basu in
Dil Bechara
— the Indian adaptation of
The Fault in Our Stars.
'You can't get sour about rejections'
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Sanjana is open about the stings of rejection — especially the ones that follow a performance she knows, deep in her bones, was her best. 'There have been over the years. Before I finally got
Dil Bechara
, I had spent years and years auditioning. And some hurt more because you feel like you killed it in there. You did a really good test and you feel very connected to the character. That's when I find myself feeling really bad. But what I've learned from that is that ultimately, there is a reason why you don't end up doing that project. You can't get sour about these things because then you'll be festering that negativity and carry it onto your next opportunity. And it's important to just like shake it off, dust it off, ' she explains.
She may cry less now, but Sanjana hasn't turned into Teflon. She admits there's still a sting — just not enough to derail her. 'I'm finally better at it. Earlier I used to have crocodile tears. I used to call my mom, and cry on the phone, and they would have to counsel me a lot. If I given it and done whatever I could. Then I can sleep peacefully at night because after a point there's nothing you can do,' she adds.
'I am definitely not single'
In an age of paparazzi-fueled overshare, Sanjana has fiercely guarded her personal life. Ask her about that and she quips, 'I'm a Virgo woman. We're fiercely secretive.' Ask her about her dating life and she states, 'I think your 20s are like a really adventurous journey of figuring out – what love is, what companionship is. And life has been colorful on that front. A few years ago, I just gotten out of a very long term relationship so things were sad at that point. Now I'm a little better.' Ask her directly if she is single or not, and she says, 'I'm definitely not single.'
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