As per a report of the Hindustan Times, after making her entry in Bollywood and Indian Entertainment Industry, Mandana Karimi did not get any work for almost two years. She was in one of the worst phases of her life. Therefore she asked for Anurag Kashyap's help. "A year and a half ago I spoke to a dear friend of mine, (filmmaker) Anurag Kashyap, about why I wasn't getting work and what I should do. He gave me the best advice -- 'work on your craft, take workshops, stop trying too hard, trust your journey, be honest and work hard not for money but for the love of art'. He gave me a few numbers of acting workshops where I met Saurabh Sachdeva (acting coach) and started training with him for four months. His classes changed me as a person and as an actor," Mandana had said.