I got six-and-ahalf lakh hate comments on my post, says Neha Dhupia
If there’s one celeb who knows how to shut up naysayers upfront, it is Neha Dhupia. She takes them head on, on social media. In fact, social media toxicity is one aspect which many celebs have to deal with. “I’m happy there are accounts which have been banned. Ten years from now, the world will have a stronger voice. Also, why should we write ‘This person got trolled’? Why give them so much encouragement? How can anyone sit in front of their computer, give a woman rape or death threat, or any sort of threat, and then go out and share a table with his mother and sister for dinner? Put out their names and find who they are,” says the actor. Giving a recent example of how she had to field trolls, Dhupia reveals it was in fact on her birthday. “I put out a statement, and I got six and a half lakh hate comments. I spent half the day trending, and the other half with people making fun of me, and saying why am I trending. Is it my fault that I was born? Am I telling you to go around and make hashtags of my name? No,” adds the actor, who is currently busy with her audio show. With the raging debate around how much do connections really help people, actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthy had recently questioned Neha.“I mean how did #nehadhupia suddenly get all these talk shows except that she is #karanjohar s new bestie...” she’d written. Reacting to this, Dupia says, “Nobody has the right to question my friendships with whoever in the business.”