Key Points
Actor Aahana S Kumra criticizes the trend of hiring people in the entertainment industry based on their social media following instead of acting merit..
She says the trend has left many actors confused about their future and has pushed her to become a writer...
Actor Aahana S Kumra is disturbed looking at the recent phenomenon where people are being hired in the entertainment industry because of their social media follower count instead of any merit as an actor..
There are influencers who are influxing the acting space, Kumra retorts, adding, There are kids, who are doing theatre, who come to me to discuss this, and it is heartbreaking to listen to them say they are not being hired because they dont have Instagram followers...
But Kumra, who has made a place for herself with projects such as Inside Edge, It Happened In Hong Kong, Marzi, Betaal, Sandwiched Forever and Call My Agent, believes in taking matters in her own hands, and is turning a writer to churn out content she wants to associate with...
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