Surbhi Chandna Reveals Why She Stepped Away From Television

MUMBAI- Surbhi Chandna, known for her stint in shows such as ‘Ishqbaaaz’ and ‘Naagin’, has opened up about her absence from television.

The actress revealed that she stepped away from the small screen for all the right reasons. Surbhi shared that her long-standing fascination with theatre, and her desire to overcome her fear of the stage, led her to explore the medium more deeply. On November 15, Surbhi Chandna posted a video, giving a glimpse of her upcoming stage play. 

In the caption of her post, she admitted that theatre made her question her own abilities as an actor and whether she would ever be able to confront the fear of performing live.

The ‘Sanjivani’ actress described herself as a “wanderer of the wilderness” now stepping into a space where nothing can be edited, cut, or retaken, a world where every emotion and every breath is experienced live. Announcing her theatre debut with ‘Manto Ke Dastavez’, she called it the beginning of a new artistic journey, saying she feels grateful, grounded, and ready for what lies ahead.

Surbhi wrote, “I have been away for all the right reasons from the sets of television to the lights of theatre…I have always been fascinated with Theatre as a medium and every time I would watch a play I would be in awe of the entire process and question myself as an actor will I ever be able to face my fear!”

Surbhi Chandna was last seen in the web series ‘Rakshak – India’s Braves: Chapter 2’, which premiered in February 2024.Prior to that, she appeared on television in the show ‘Sherdil Shergill’. (IANS)