Sushmita Sen is back in the spotlight and on the screen, but there was a time when she distanced herself from it all. The actress and former beauty queen says her time off gave her the breathing space to introspect. After her appearance in the 2015 Bengali film Nirbaak, Sushmita made a comeback this year with the web series Aarya.

"I used my time off to give myself some breathing space and introspect as things were moving really fast over the last few years," Sushmita told IANS while talking about her sabbatical.