Ahead of the release of all the episodes of his show Showtime, Emraan Hashmi confesses how social media and its vicious aspects affect actors!
Social media has become an integral part of everyone’s lives. It has enabled artists to post about their work and connect with their audiences. Actor Emraan Hashmi recently spoke about the vicious aspect of social media ahead of the release of all episodes of Showtime on Disney+ Hotstar.
Elaborating on the same, Hashmi said, “I think there are two schools of thought: some actors want to put everything up in the public domain to make their lives seem interesting, and some actors like to keep a certain compartmentalized way of viewing things, and they like their private lives to be private, and I come from that school of thought. However, none of them is right or wrong. Sometimes, it might get intrusive, but I don't see it as a big issue. I've never had a situation where things have become intrusive; it never reached that point. I think even the press has been extremely courteous. Through the 20 years of my career, I've never had a fact of that nature where they've been very intrusive about my privacy. But I'm sure some actors have had that, and as far as trolling goes, thankfully, I have not been trolled to that point, but you have one of the instances when, first of all, I do check comments sometimes, but I'm not insistently on social media checking who's saying what about me? But yes, trolling is a reality. I think it's just people who probably like criticizing, and they have some bone to pick with the world, and sometimes they're having something bad happen in their own life. That echoes what they say about actors, and we become a soft target. So I think you must take it with some salt and not take it too seriously.”
The industry has everything from dazzling stardom to accepting one’s true self, producer wars, and intense struggles. But the resilience to bounce back truly defines a star, as every setback is just a setup for a spectacular comeback, and Raghu Khanna does just that. He is back and here to dominate the world of showbiz, as all episodes of Showtime are set to stream soon. Created by Sumit Roy, Showrunner Mihir Desai and Directed by Mihir Desai and Archit Kumar, Showtime is helmed by Emraan Hashmi, Mahima Makwana with Mouni Roy, Rajeev Khandelwal, Shriya Saran, Vishal Vashishtha, Neeraj Madhav and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles.