Actress Zoya Hussain said she has never been a fan of the idea of people getting work owing to the number of followers they have on social media. Although the trend of two-dimensional characterisation of women on screen is changing, Zoya feels most people are still averse to actresses wanting to try something different.
The actress, who made a mark with her debut film, Anurag Kashyap's "Mukkabaaz" in 2017, has also starred in "Laal Kaptaan". She will soon be seen in the Rana Daggubati-starrer "Haathi Mere Saathi".
Zoya feels makers only want to sign actors with a huge social media presence today.
"I feel people are less willing to take a chance with new people. With social media, everything is about likes and followers. I feel they are no indication of your talent, but I feel they have become an indication of merit today. I have been in casting...
The actress, who made a mark with her debut film, Anurag Kashyap's "Mukkabaaz" in 2017, has also starred in "Laal Kaptaan". She will soon be seen in the Rana Daggubati-starrer "Haathi Mere Saathi".
Zoya feels makers only want to sign actors with a huge social media presence today.
"I feel people are less willing to take a chance with new people. With social media, everything is about likes and followers. I feel they are no indication of your talent, but I feel they have become an indication of merit today. I have been in casting...
- 3/21/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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