9 minutes agoAuthor: Kiran Jain
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Actress Ashnoor Kaur, who is also a well-known social media personality today, has seen many ups and downs in her career. Especially social media trolling affected him deeply. A few years ago when her album – I'm So Beautiful, What Do I Do? But there was a lot of trolling, so that moment was very difficult for him.
Recently, in a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Ashnoor shared his experience of trolling. During the conversation, she also opened up about her limited choice of films in Bollywood and avoiding bold scenes and kissing scenes.
Do you think any specific event or thought helped change the experience of trolling?
My first experience of trolling happened when my song – I am so beautiful, what should I do? Came. There were a lot of memes on that, and I actually faced trolling at that time. I called my song co-star Milind and asked what was happening. At that time I felt very bad because the trolling was about the song, but I was the face of that song.
Gradually I started looking at it from a positive perspective. I understood that this was a different way of popularity; People were talking about the song, not making personal comments on me. So I stopped taking it too seriously.
How did you deal with the initial trolling on social media?
When I joined social media, everything was new, and I was in my teens, so being in the public eye sometimes made me feel bad reading negative comments. I got support from my parents, who explained that trolling is normal with fame. As I grew up, I came to know that even big stars face trolling. I decided to ignore the trollers. Now I block them. Actually, my fans themselves face these trollers, so I am not worried.
After working in 'Manmarziyaan' with Taapsee Pannu and 'Sanju' with Ranbir Kapoor, you haven't worked much in Bollywood.
My Bollywood experience had a great start. I worked with talented actors like Taapsee Pannu and Ranbir Kapoor, who taught me a lot. Working with directors like Rajkumar Hirani and Anurag Kashyap was a dream. I have always been open to every medium, but I took my break because I wanted to complete my studies. I was not able to get time in school due to acting, so I considered it important to get college experience and stayed away from daily soaps or long term projects.
Were you being offered only small roles, like sister's character?
Yes, many times I got offers for big projects in which brother-sister or daughter's character was involved, but I did not take those roles. I don't just want to look pretty by being a part of a big project, but want to play characters that contribute to the story and leave an impact on the audience. For me, the role is important, not just being a part of a big project. I thought that being satisfied with just playing small roles would not give me the opportunity to deliver the performance I was looking for.
Have you avoided bold scenes and kissing scenes?
Yes, I have set a limit for myself. I like to do roles according to my age. When I took a break from TV, I had to play the character of a married woman, which did not seem right to me at that age. I respect my parents a lot, so I keep their emotions in mind while choosing roles.
As an actor, I consider it important to keep myself in balance. I have kept clear boundaries for myself and try my best to follow them.