“I did not get any work for two years,” Rohit Saraf talked about his ‘bad phase’

Rohit Saraf, who was recently seen in Ludo, opened up about the bad phase he witnessed which made him stronger today, during a chat.

The gifted actor did not see the records he awaited to see until this year. This year, Rohit had back to back releases with Ludo and Mismatched, both on Netflix India. In both the projects, Rohit amazes us with confident performances. While in Mismatched, he plays a sweet boy who wants to be virtuous, in Ludo, he plays a fascinating role of a salesman who undergoes an adventure of his own in the game of dice.

Rohit shared, “There was a very bad phase for me where for two years, I did not get any work, and this was initially when I started, in 2014-15. I did not do any work during that time, I did not even get ads. I would audition for 50-60 ads in a month and would get nothing. It affected me not just mentally but also physically. I put on 14 KGs in those two years. It was a very bad phase. I think it is important to have those phases too because if it is just an upward ride, you wouldn’t know what down feels like.”

“This happened actually after I finished shooting for a film as the main lead. The film was backed by John Abraham production, it was a big film. We shot for it, dubbed, and then it got shelved. That is when I kind of saw the downside of the profession. Of course, that time made me learn so much. But even then while speaking about it, it gives me a chill down my spine,” he revealed.

“I can’t tell you how scary it can be for an artist to be in a space where they don’t know where the light is at the end of the tunnel. However, I am blessed to be backed by some incredible people in my life, my therapist included who have shown me belief when I did not have it on myself. With every project and admirer I gain for myself, my confidence goes up, and I feel that I am meant for it every single day,” he concluded his words.