Esha Gupta's Message To Trolls

Brut India

Actor Esha Gupta, who made her debut at #Cannes2023, spoke to Brut about a crazy fan encounter she had at the film festival and how she handles social media trolls.

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00:00So this is to the trollers that you guys are just faceless people.

00:03I think I was a bit cocky in 2017.

00:05I actually met someone at Cannes yesterday who had a tattoo of my name.

00:11Hi, I'm Isha Gupta and you're watching me on Proofed.

00:14We are rolling in three, two, one.

00:17Thank you, Isha, for talking to us.

00:19It's your debut at Cannes.

00:21How do you feel?

00:23Listen, it couldn't have been a better honor to be a part of the

00:26official government delegation of India representing India.

00:30And cinema and this great, great festival.

00:32I think, I mean, honestly, ever since I've become an actor, it's a dream come true.

00:37And finally that dream happened after 10 years of being in the industry.

00:40So thank you.

00:41You have a huge popularity in India.

00:43You have your own way of starting up trolls as well.

00:46I think it all started in 2017.

00:50How would you address your trolls?

00:53You know, at this point in time, is there to say something to them?

00:56Dear trolls, I'll be honest.

00:58I think I was a bit cocky in 2017 that I ended up replying to the trolls.

01:04And because, you know, I mean, it's like in India, we have this saying.

01:16I believe in, you know, a brick for a brick, an eye for an eye.

01:19So I feel at times like, you know, you need to troll them back.

01:22But now I think I've just become more calmer and peaceful to realize that

01:26they're just faceless people.

01:28So this is true, the trollers, that you guys are just faceless people.

01:31You know, the problem is whatever you say now, if you would have said it

01:3420 years back when technology wasn't there,

01:36face to face you would have been slapped.

01:38But now you can't be because you're on social media.

01:40So whenever you write something, it's your frustration, it's your anger.

01:44Just remember, we're all going through a lot of stuff in our life.

01:48You know, we all come from love.

01:49We all come from peace.

01:50So try and be nice.

01:58Wow.

02:05Wow, I don't know.

02:05I think Madhubala ji for any of our films, to be honest.

02:10And why?

02:12Listen, the kind of cinema that India had at that time,

02:15I know we still make those films, but it's still not that.

02:19The emotions are still not there.

02:20I'm not saying that we're not doing it,

02:22but it's just the love at that time just seemed so pure.

02:24The beauty was so pure.

02:25They didn't even have so much makeup like we do now.

02:28They didn't have any doctors to fix them.

02:30Let me just be honest.

02:32And they were still beautiful.

02:33The stories were amazing.

02:34I mean, I wish I could play what she did.

02:37What is the strangest, most interesting fan encounter you've had so far?

02:42Oh, I actually met someone at Cannes yesterday who had a tattoo of my name.

02:46I actually asked them, is it their girlfriend's name or sister's or mother's?

02:50Because I was like, it's impossible.

02:52And he took pictures and he was crying and I was in a rush.

02:55And it was actually Isha.

02:56I'm still hoping if you're out there.

02:57I really hope it's not a real tattoo if it's for me.

03:00And if it's for me, I really hope you find someone whose name is Isha.

03:03So it justifies the tattoo.

03:05And Isha, thank you so much.

03:06Thank you so much.

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