“I
have always been vocal, just never
had the platform,” she quips as we
speak about the prominent voice she
has come to become on social media.
Renuka Shahane, who is best remembered for her
portrayal of Pooja in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! is
far from what we think of her as a consequence
of the films she has been associated with. “One is
slotted in a certain way in people’s minds, and you
might be more than that as a human being. What
I am on social media is what Renuka is like. I have
opinions and tend to voice them,” she states.
The actor joined social media in 2008 with the
sole purpose of initiating dialogue and discussion.
While she has been able to achieve the objective
to a large extent with her view point on the recent
Bihar deaths —she was among the first celebrities
to spell out that not lychees, but malnutrition is
the real problem plaguing our country—attacksREALITY interview
“Trolls,
especially
paid ones,
don’t even
know the
meaning of
what they
are writing;
they have
a sorry job.”Renuka Shahane may not be seen in the public eye often, but grabs sufficient eyeballs when she
chooses to speak on a topic of importance. She chats with Nikshubha Garg about the art of using
social media, trolling, and why being guarded is also a valid way of livingOPINIONS
MATTER
on doctors (where she called out politicians),
and the Kathua rape case making headlines, she
does admit navigating the online space is no
mean feat. By choosing to put herself out there,
she has faced ample trolling, especially for posts
supporting women and against the government.
“I don’t think of my point of view as the only
correct one. I am willing to be corrected, but
the person on the other end has to have a strong
argument in place. There is no point in engaging
with illogical people. Trolls, especially paid ones,
don’t even know the meaning of what they are
writing; they have a sorry job,” she says.
With time, however, Shahane has learnt
to deal with it better. The actor states that
experience has taught her to stop giving the
wrong people importance, because one tends
to carry that toxicity wherever he/she goes. She
worries for children, though. “Most of them have“I
have always been vocal, just never
had the platform,” she quips as we
speak about the prominent voice she
has come to become on social media.
Renuka Shahane, who is best remembered for her
portrayal of Pooja in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! is
far from what we think of her as a consequence
of the films she has been associated with. “One is
slotted in a certain way in people’s minds, and you
might be more than that as a human being. What
I am on social media is what Renuka is like. I have
opinions and tend to voice them,” she states.
The actor joined social media in 2008 with the
sole purpose of initiating dialogue and discussion.
While she has been able to achieve the objective
to a large extent with her view point on the recent
Bihar deaths —she was among the first celebrities
to spell out that not lychees, but malnutrition is
the real problem plaguing our country—attacksREALITY interview
“Trolls,
especially
paid ones,
don’t even
know the
meaning of
what they
are writing;
they have
a sorry job.”Renuka Shahane may not be seen in the public eye often, but grabs sufficient eyeballs when she
chooses to speak on a topic of importance. She chats with Nikshubha Garg about the art of using
social media, trolling, and why being guarded is also a valid way of livingOPINIONS
MATTER
on doctors (where she called out politicians),
and the Kathua rape case making headlines, she
does admit navigating the online space is no
mean feat. By choosing to put herself out there,
she has faced ample trolling, especially for posts
supporting women and against the government.
“I don’t think of my point of view as the only
correct one. I am willing to be corrected, but
the person on the other end has to have a strong
argument in place. There is no point in engaging
with illogical people. Trolls, especially paid ones,
don’t even know the meaning of what they are
writing; they have a sorry job,” she says.
With time, however, Shahane has learnt
to deal with it better. The actor states that
experience has taught her to stop giving the
wrong people importance, because one tends
to carry that toxicity wherever he/she goes. She
worries for children, though. “Most of them have