‘I CAN NEVER LOSE MY SLEEP OVER WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF ME’

Tanishaa Mukerji opens up about being a social media buff and taking trolls with a pinch of salt

Actor Tanishaa Mukerji calls herself a social media buff and says she enjoys interacting with her followers. But trolls can’t ruin the “fun” experience for her. “Whenever I get to face a nasty troll, they stand blocked. I have not and will never lose my sleep over what other people think of me. I am a people’s actor, so if you want to share your thoughts, you are most welcome, but no prying accepted,” says the Sarkar Raj (2008) and Code Name Abdul (2021) actor.

In fact, Mukerji, strongly feels against the way Bollywood has been a troll target. She says, “It saddens and confuses me why such trends like ‘Ban Bollywood’ constantly pop up on social media, that too because of trivial issues or when any actor shares their thoughts on their personal space. We can’t trend ‘ban the entire industry’ because of an individual’s random thought or action. The industry is too vast. There are too many people who earn their living here. It’s not the same for other industries, then why is the Hindi film industry targeted like this?”

Asserting that social media can have a positive effect on our lives, she says, “For example, recently, the message that actor

Shah Rukh Khan posted for his daughter (Suhana) on joining the industry was such a touching episode. There are many such things from which we can learn in our lives.”

On the work front, Mukerji is happy that many good projects are in the pipeline. “I am reading a couple of movie scripts. The projects I have already shot for are soon to be released. Another film I shot a year ago is in the postproduction stage. Also, as a producer, I’m reading a script, let’s see how it shapes up,” she ends.