Mrunal Thakur Faces Backlash for ‘She Is Not Working’ Comments, Netizens Think It’s For Anushka Sharma

In a resurfaced video, Mrunal Thakur speaks about rejecting a super hit film, claiming the actress who did it is now “not working.” Netizens have slammed her, believing she’s targeting Anushka Sharma.

September 1, 2025: Actor Mrunal Thakur is once again the center of a social media controversy after a video of her talking about a movie she turned down went viral. Even though she didn’t name names, her statements have prompted people on the internet to think she was directly insulting actress Anushka Sharma, who took her place in the Salman Khan film Sultan.

A lot of people have shared the video on Reddit, and in it, Mrunal says she rejected down a movie that eventually became a huge hit and improved the female lead’s career. The section of her statement that caused the most trouble was when she said, “Then she is not working right now, but I am, which is a victory because I don’t want instant gratification.”

People on the internet are really angry over this statement because they think Mrunal’s statements are a “mean girl” attack. One person on Reddit said, “Peak mean girl energy ‘she’s not working today but I am.’ I really can’t respect women who put others down to feel better about themselves.”

People are guessing because it’s commonly known that Mrunal was first offered her Bollywood debut in Sultan before Anushka Sharma was cast. But if you look more closely into Anushka Sharma’s career, you’ll see that the idea that she is “not working” is not true. The actress has been picky about the films she takes on, focusing on her family and her production company. However, she has a highly awaited biography called Chakda ‘Xpress coming out soon.

Mrunal has been criticized for her views before. She got in trouble before for an old video in which she made fun of actress Bipasha Basu’s body. She subsequently said she was sorry for that. The actress’s prior comments have come back into the news because of the latest incident.