Actor Jatin Sarna opens up about his mental health and how he overcame it

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

Sarna says, “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.”

He 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 signs off.