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Actor Shweta Basu Prasad says social media popularity and following is a hoax..
She adds that mediocrity in the form of actors being cast due to social media numbers, is celebrated...
The other day I got a call from an agency, and the woman said your profile is not like that of an actor I said okay, enlighten me She said I should be putting out more reels on trending songs, post more Insta stories..
Apparently classical music is not an actors profile, but making reels is!, laughs Prasad, recently seen in the acclaimed show Jubilee...
Mediocrity is celebrated, she says, I am not surprised such agencies go to new actors and tell them to do this and that, And those new people think thats what is going to get them numbers and work..
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