Within just a few years of social media's existence, trolling has become a routine affair and our Bollywood celebrities are the first ones to feel the heat and get affected by the nasty troll games. Addressing a question on the trolling culture, Salman Khan, in an interview with a leading daily for his upcoming film Bharat said he used to go through each and every troll initially but now has stopped doing so owing to multiple false identity users on social media. The actor with an immense fan following further added that he posts and uses social media just for his admirers.
"You know ki yeh jholar hai...yeh false identity mein hai toh uski kya baat karna aur usko block karke usko importance bhi nahi dena but rest of the fans, the die-hard fans are going to know...going to see your pictures...so for them I keep on posting whenever I have the time," Salman quoted.
Salman Khan in a still from Bharat
Speaking about fan clubs and their internal wars, Salman said it is the actors who have to face the trouble. "Fan club jhagad jaate hai aur gaali hum log ko milti hai. I think yeh jo cheez hai na ki kisi bhi identity se aap platforms joins karte ho, that needs to change. You need to have your identity to join a platform like this. With your real identity, you would be cautious, your language will improve," Salman told.
"Ab aisa lag raha hai ki kuch log ne kuch logo ko paise diye hai aur kaha gaya hai ki unko gaaliyo bako. Unke 2 follower hai, 7 follower hai...woh pata bhi lag jata hai. Ab unko aisa lagta hai ki ek curtain hai ki yeh track nahi ho sakte, pakde nahi jaa sakte. 5 min ka kaam hai inka pura chittha khul jata hai. So it's simple to get somebody on social media who is putting you down or using abusive language or saying disgusting things. But do you want to give those people so much of importance," Salman told the daily.
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif
Talking about social media negativity, Salman's Bharat co-star Katrina Kaif said that her absence on Twitter is because of undue negativity and trolls. She even said she has no plans of joining the platform anytime soon. "I think there is a lot of negativity on Twitter. But I am not on Twitter. I mean I see a lot. I understand a bit when this whole trend that starts happening...that negativity must be really hard to deal with but I am not on it. I think Instagram is a much more friendly place. It's a visual media. You post the pics you like, you post the videos you like," Katrina said.
Salman and Katrina are cast opposite each other in Bharat which is all set to release on June 5.
(Source: India Today)
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