Bollywood

Bhaiyaji Fame Zoya Hussain Reveals She Was Not Getting Work In Films Because Of Fewer Instagram Followers!!

By Gunjan Chaudhary

June 05, 2024

Many days have passed since the release of Manoj Bajpayee’s 100th film ‘Bhaiyaji’. The film is getting mixed response from the audience. Apart from Manoj, actress Zoya Hussain has also worked in this film and showcased her excellent acting skills. Let us tell you, Zoya has played the character of Mithali in the film. Apart from this film, Zoya has also appeared in Anurag Kashyap’s film ‘Mukkabaaz’ before this. In a recent interview, she talked about the role of Instagram these days in the casting of films and their impact on Bollywood.

Zoya Hussain

Zoya Hussain gave an interview to a media house, in which she was asked whether Instagram ever came in the way of casting because many artists have said that now the casting matter moves forward by looking at the number of Insta followers that an account has. In her answer to this question, Zoya said that she has really faced this thing in her career.

Zoya Hussain

Zoya said that she does not know whether Instagram has played a particular role in this, but it is certain that she was dropped from many projects due to fewer followers on her social media handle Instagram. During the conversation with the media house, Zoya said that unfortunately in this entertainment industry, art has very little to do with most of the things. It takes a lot of time to get recognized in such a competitive field where thousands of competitors are present to knock you out of the field.

Zoya Hussain

Zoya said that if you are not getting cast in a film because you have very few followers, then what can you do about it? Nothing. She said that you could say that you can get attention on Instagram instead of becoming a good actor, but how disappointing is that?