She is most known for her roles in films like Saathiya (2002) and Page 3 (2005) and was first runner up on the reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 2)[broken anchor] (2007).

In 2004, she acted in Pratap Sharma's Zen Katha, a play based on the life of Buddha in Mumbai opposite Rajeev Gopalkrishnan.

Mridul's show Koshish Ek Asha in which she played the role of the female protagonist has been dubbed in Chinese; in 2005, it was telecast in China.

She played Maya, a restless soul who keeps on moving in and out of things in an off-beat film called Strings.

As a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, Sandhya's desire to show her dancing skills is being fulfilled in Chowki.

"I would like to step into the shoes that Smita Patil left behind", says Mridul about where she sees herself in the Bollywood acting space.

[4] She was judged the runner-up at the popular dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 2)[broken anchor].

This decision did court some controversy since judge Urmila Matondkar declared that Mridul should have won.

[5] There were allegations of rigging and interference on the decision to declare Prachi Desai the winner of the show.