Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif says she has learned to brush off criticism.
“I, being an actress, faced a lot of criticism. I learnt to handle them gracefully. It is disheartening, of course, especially if there is a series of criticism on something which you put your heart to. But I do not overanalyse things, I move on,” Kaif said.
The actress made her debut on Instagram on Thursday.
“Social media is a platform where people express their thoughts openly. So, there will be a variety of opinion, whether it is positive or negative. So people like us, who are always there in front of the camera, and people who are into creative profession, have to face it. I know that art cannot be judged on a set format,” said Kaif
Talking about social media trolls, the Bang Bang! star said: “Different people can have different perspectives to that, and everybody is welcome to their own opinion. However, I think trolls and ranting happens more on Twitter. I am not there.”
Is that the reason she avoids Twitter?
“No, not really, that is not the reason why I am not there. I might join Twitter. But these things are part of social media,” she said.
Kaif, who joined Facebook last year, says she likes to interact with her fans “properly” on social media.
“I know excessive use of social media at times kills the soul of conversation. But I always maintain a balance. When I am at work I stay away from Facebook as I take my work seriously. And when chatting with fans, I give time to them. It works properly with me. Now, that I joined Instagram I will be uploading lot of pictures. I love this idea of clicking pictures and sharing them with fans,” she said.
The actress is looking forward to the release of Jagga Jasoos and Tiger Zinda Hai opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Salman Khan respectively.
