Mrunal Thakur explains her nine-month wait for a meaningful role

A pause in signings, with a purpose

Mrunal Thakur has described an almost nine-month gap in signing a new film, saying she is waiting for a role she considers meaningful. NDTV, reporting her conversation with Mid-Day on October 13, said the actor framed the pause around the stories being offered to her and the kind of work she wants to do next.

She said offers have continued to arrive, but several proposed stories have not connected with her. Her explanation therefore concerns selection rather than an absence of approaches. She also discussed the substantial time an actor gives a film, referring to a commitment of roughly 120 shooting days. Creative satisfaction and a performance that stays with viewers were central to the choice she described.

Her next announcement will come from her

Bollywood Hungama separately reported remarks from a recent HT City interview in which Thakur said she would announce upcoming projects through her social media accounts. Asked about speculation linking her to Allu Arjun and Atlee’s Raaka, she did not confirm or deny a role. Her response leaves that casting question unresolved; it should not be read as an announcement that she has joined the film.

The report also recalled her earlier Mid-Day comments about the gap in signings. Together, the remarks describe where a confirmed update will appear, while avoiding a claim that an unannounced project is already settled. For readers following her next move, a statement from the actor remains the relevant announcement to watch.

Learning from the work itself

In the HT City conversation, reported by Bollywood Hungama, Thakur also discussed enjoying the process of acting and learning from each experience. Speaking around her latest release, Pooja Meri Jaan, she resisted treating an experiment only as a verdict on whether it worked. That emphasis on the experience of making a film accompanies her stated intention to choose future work carefully.