I am not the person I portray on screen: Muskan on being trolled for her role

The line between real and reel often gets blurred when actors playing negative rolls get trolled for the characters they portray. So is the case with actor Muskan Bamne, who plays a troublemaker in an ongoing TV show. She tells us that while she realises that people get attached to daily soaps, they shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that actors are just actors at the end of the day.

“I totally get it, but one needs to understand that I am not the person I portray on screen. Audience needs to stop comparing reel and real life,” says the 23-year-old, who recently took to Instagram to get back to a troll who had commented on her family picture and called her mum “middle class”. This, she says, crossed a line: “For that reason, I felt compelled to make my voice heard. I had to explain the distinction to them (trolls). Mera bolna zaroori tha.”

Sharing a screenshot of the comment on her Insta Story, she urged people to be respectful. “I did not anticipate seeing such a comment on a family photo. Why do people behave that way? They ought to take a little more care with their words. Such comments are inappropriate for photos from my personal life. You have every right to express your opinion if I post something about the show or my character. In fact, people do that a lot, aur issue nahin hai usme koi. But the character I portray in a show has nothing to do with my personal life or family. So how can you drag them in all this? That’s just insensitive.”

While such comments are hurtful, she says this won’t deter her from posting about her life on social media. “Since it is my social media account, I will act in the way that feels right to me. Moreover, I am part of this industry and trolling is very common here. So I have to deal with that,” she wraps up.