I've stopped responding to social media trolls: Kalki

One needs to have a "good balance" about "what you are in social media for", says the Bollywood actor


Ians July 16, 2016
One needs to have a "good balance" about "what you are in social media for", says the Bollywood actor. PHOTO: TOPYAPS.COM

Kalki Koechlin, who has created a niche for herself in Bollywood, is one among many celebrities who have faced the brunt of social media trolls. But she says she has learnt not to respond to them.


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Asked if social media trolls and negative remarks affect her, Kalki told IANS: "Of course it affects me, but I have learnt to stop responding to them."

The Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara star says one needs to have a "good balance" about "what you are in social media for".

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Kalki, who has over 700,000 followers on Twitter, says that for her, social media is a great way for interacting with her well-wishers.

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"For me it is a great way of interacting with fans and keeping in touch with the work which I do... which is not just my film work but also theatre and writing. So I enjoy social media for that," Kalki said.

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But the actor stressed that she knows "that not everything that comes out of social media is useful, helpful or constructive".

On the work front, Kalki will be seen in the upcoming film A Death In The Gunj, Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial which also features Vikrant Massey, Gulshan Devaiah, Om Puri, Tillotama Shome, Tanuja and Ranvir Shorey.

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