The sense of privacy has changed, says Katrina Kaif
The actor feels in the last five years, the concept of privacy has ceased to exist thanks to the paparazzi culture
She became an instant hit on Facebook, and the full credit for that goes to the vivacious pictures and effervescent videos that she posted on the social networking site. Following that, Katrina Kaif joined Instagram as well. Ask her if social media has become a necessary curse for modernday stars and she says, “I think there are two ways of looking at it. If you can’t beat them, join them (smiles).”
At the same time, Katrina, who has always been an extremely private person, adds that “not being on social media won’t give me more privacy.” She says: “In about last five years, the concept of privacy has anyway ceased to exist and I saw the shift happen when the photographers could be spotted everywhere in Mumbai and, in a way, the paparazzi culture started.”
As for social media, Katrina says, whether it’s her posting a picture or somebody else clicking it at an event or a party, nowadays, the information is available instantly.
“In the last half decade or so, that culture or that sense of privacy that you are talking about changed with the invasion or takeover of social media. If I go off social media, it is not going to give me more privacy. You are still going to have that paparazzi picture or that photo from a party,” she says.
The actor adds that “earlier, everybody would get to know about a party — who all were there and what all happened — only 3-4 days after it had taken place but that’s not the case anymore.”
“So, whether I am on social media or not isn’t going to change anything. That’s the culture around the world and so we can say ‘tata and good bye’ to that sense of privacy. With social media, I guess you become more of a social person who likes to share everything with everyone,” she says.