actor shardool kunal pandit who has featured in tv shows like bandini kitani mohabbat hai 2 kuldeepak and siddhi vinayak has bid adieu to the entertainment industry and mumbai the actor who had come to the city with a lot of dreams says that depression financial crunch and lack of acting opportunities have left him with no option but to return to his hometown indorelooking back at his journey in showbiz shardool tells bt in 2012 i quit acting for a lucrative job offer in the uae but decided to return to mumbai three years later as i started missing the camera once i came back i bagged kuldeepak and also hosted a cricket show box cricket league however the show shut down abruptly and my payment got stuck i was also in talks for some projects which didnt materialiseto make matters worse the actor fell sick last year he says in my case its been an extended lockdown of eight months i have been unwell for almost a year with three relapses of jaundice i had to let go of the reality show mujhse shaadi karoge because of that i was offered a web series before the lockdown but i have no clue whats happening on that front i was already facing a financial crunch and my savings too dried up during these three monthspoor health a string of rejections and professional lull pushed shardool into depression he shares i slipped into depression following a string of rejections failures prolonged health woes and friends alienating me i consulted a therapist in last november and surrounded myself with friends like karan patel and ankita bhargava who stood by me i also took to painting meditation and writing however i am still not out of it i am still seeking help and maybe being home with my parents would help me fight itthe actor adds i dont want to leave but i have no option left whether i am working or not i have to pay the rent and meet other expenses even if i bag a project tomorrow the payment will start rolling only after three months as per the industry norm the waiting period for a tv artiste is backbreaking as your expenses dont stopso is there a possibility of him returning to mumbai at some point i have left the city with a hope that someone somewhere has seen my work knows that i am a decent and hardworking actor and will call me back thats the only hope i have taken with me he signs off on a positive note