Joyita Chatterjee opines, ‘Your work should be your obsession and not the number of followers on social media’!

Class of 2020 actress #JoyitaChatterjee believes in taking positive things from social media rather than the negative ones. “I think social media has influenced our life and lifestyle to a great extent, both positively and negatively. I personally believe that we should take the positive things from social media and not get carried away by the negativities,” she said.

People follow celebrities and emulate them, especially via social media so it is a huge responsibility, but everyone is not taking it seriously.

“Being a celebrity, it’s definitely quite a big responsibility to carry ourselves and express our views in a very thoughtful way and we should take this matter very seriously. It’s because of them we are here and it’s our responsibility not to portray anything in such a way that if they emulate us, it creates any negative influence on the society,” she said.

She feels that to a great extent people are getting obsessed regarding the number of followers on social media. “I personally believe that instead of focusing on dynamic figures, it’s better to stay focused on your work and keep on improving it. Your work should be your obsession and not the number of followers,” she shared.

The world of social media is fake, everyone says so, but at the same time, everyone wants attention on social media. Asked if it is double standard, she said, “I think it’s how you perceive of it. Everyone wants attention and that’s a human instinct. But how you present yourself on a social media platform is the most important thing because faking won’t make you persist in the long run.”

According to her, actors are there to entertain people. “And when an entertainer is on a social media platform and people are following you and investing their valuable time on us by watching our movies shows or any kind of post on a social media platform, it’s really important for us to keep up our good work. But that shouldn’t be a matter of ego massaging tool because if you get carried away by this ego then you can never shine and spread positivity and happiness around you.”

For her, trollers are those who are always there to criticize.

“I am a human being so obviously I would get affected by those negative comments and trolls if they happen. When it comes to dealing with them, I try to present myself in such a way that it looks decent and not over the top. Even if some trollers come up with their pinching comments, I try not to get carried away by negativity and keep myself determined and motivated because in the end, it’s only you who should matter to you, nobody else.”