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their way.</p><p>During an interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/telly-talk/article/exclusive-tv-actress-urvashi-dholakia-on-financial-crunch-during-lockdown-i-am-still-facing-it/758327" rel="nofollow">Zoom Digital</a>, Urvashi said that like several other actors, she too is facing a financial crunch because the industry is shut. </p><p>The actress further said that the industry is looking grim and that she has no idea of what will happen in the future. </p></div></div></div><div></div></div><div class="story-element-image"><div><div class="story-element story-element-text story-element-text-also-read"><a class="also-read" href="/entertainment/bollywood/there-is-no-provident-fund-for-actors-himani-shivpuri-talks-about-financial-constraints-amid-covid-19-crisis"><div class="also-read-m__also-read__1a5aS"><h3 class="headline headline-type-13 headline-m__headline__ieh5X headline-m__headline-type-13__2kc2I">Also Read</h3></div><div 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