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‘My social media is an extended part of me’
Titas Chowdhury
With ₹252.72 crore in annual earnings, cricketer Virat Kohli has become the first sportsman to gain the top spot in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List. Salman Khan, who had ruled at the top, slipped down
Fatima Sana Shaikh has impressed netizens with her girl-next-door avatar on her social media accounts which is a trove that abounds in candid portraits, street photography, snapshots with animals and photographs from vacations. For the Dangal (2016) actor, designing a strategy for using social media would tamper with who she really is. Excerpts:
Your social media is proof that you are quite the girl next door. Is that part of your strategy?
I have no strategy when it comes to social media. I’ve always uploaded the things I wanted to. Social media is an extended part of me and that’s what is interesting to other people. If my fans like me on social media, there’s nothing better because then I don’t have to pretend at all.
Your love for animals is evident from your Instagram feed.
I love them. That’s why you’ll see a lot of pictures of me with to the third position in 2019, while Akshay Kumar jumped to the second rank. Kohli topped the list thanks to match fees, the BCCI central contract, brand endorsements and a massive fee for every sponsored Instagram post. His estimated earnings is ₹252.72 crore for the year. animals on my social media page. My brother and I foster kittens. If an animal is in some kind of trouble, we make sure that we take them to a shelter.
Your love for street photography is also quite evident. What fascinates you about it?
I love it because there’ so much to see. I always have good conversations with the people who I capture through my lens. I randomly approach people and then ask them if they’ll be okay with me clicking them as I have been rebuked at times.
Do you let trolls affect you?
I’ve become desensitised when it comes to being trolled. I love staying in my own world. I’m happy that my work keeps me distracted. Trolls are just noise.
How important a tool is social media for actors?
Social media is an outlet for a lot of people. My being on social media isn’t born out of necessity, but because I enjoy being on it. If I feel like I’m not enjoying it, I’ll delete my accounts.