Actor Jasmin Bhasin addresses the trolling on social media around her wearing abaya and talks about dropping out of her Bollywood debut.
Jasmin Bhasin recently faced criticism when she posted an Instagram reel from her Abu Dhabi vacation, and was seen wearing an abaya while visiting a mosque. Responding to the comments her post received, the actor clarifies, “I went to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, and it’s a rule there that you have to cover yourself in a certain attire, and that’s what I did. I paid respect to the place, and followed the rules and regulations it had because it was a sacred place, and that’s what my parents have taught me since childhood.”
Bhasin adds that having spent over a decade in the showbiz, she has learnt to just ignore these trolls and not focus on unnecessary negativity. ‘I really don’t care about the trolls. I choose what to wear and where I go. When I go on a beach vacation, I wear swimsuit. So, if tomorrow there is a picture out there, I might be trolled for that, too. I completely choose to ignore all the negativity. If you give certain things more energy and importance, then it increases. And, I don’t want in my life so I don’t give it importance,” says the actor, who turns 33 today and is currently holidaying in Italy, with boyfriend, actor Aly Goni.
Addressing the constant scrutiny celebs are made to go through, Bhasin says after a point, one just come to terms with how things are in the virtual world and the fact that trolls would always exist on social media.