Since 2006, she has focused exclusively on film roles. She played Maya, a restless soul who keeps on moving in and out of things in an off-beat film called "Strings". She acted in "13th Floor", an interesting story of two people stuck in lift on the 13th floor. As a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, Sandhya's desire to show her dancing skills is being fulfilled in "Chowki". In "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.", she plays a wife stuck in a marriage with a gay man. In the thriller "" by Tanvir Khan, she acts with Irfan Khan. In "The Great Indian Butterfly", she shows her talent in how a young Indian couple climbing the ladder of the corporate rat race.