I’d Rather Be Broken A Million Times Than Be Callous: Sobhita Dhulipala, On Spending Less Time on Instagram
i’d rather be broken a million times than be callous: sobhita dhulipala, on spending less time on instagram
Actor Sobhita Dhulipala is garnering praise for her performance in Monkey Man and is promoting her recent release. In an interview, Sobhita talked about facing casual objectification. She also opened up on why she has reduced the amount of time she spent on Instagram.
Reducing People to Keywords
Talking about ‘casual objectification’, Sobhita said, “We’re very good with reducing people to keywords. This is a ‘hot person’, this is a ‘cute person’, this is a ‘funny person’. This endless desire to flatten out complexity and pool people into one bucket only serves a PR narrative. It’s actually quite oppressive for the person itself. I’ve been told so many times to be more ‘palatable’ or less ‘unpredictable’ and that continues to amuse me.”
I Don’t Want To Be Desensitised
On spending less time on Instagram, Sobhita said, “It’s because I’m very sensitive. If I said I don’t get affected by what people say, that’d be a lie. I do get affected by what people say and I want to remain like that. I don’t want to be desensitised. I want to feel everything. I’d rather be broken a million times than be callous. So limiting exposure is one way to address that.”
Sobhita Dhulipala And Her Projects
Sobhita made her acting debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0 in 2016. She became famous after featuring in the drama series Made in Heaven (2019–2023). Sobhita has featured in Telugu films Goodachari (2018) and Major (2022), Malayalam films Moothon (2019) and Kurup (2021), the Tamil two-part epic Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023). The actress was also part of The Night Manager (2023). Sobhita was last seen in the action thriller Monkey Man (2024). Directed by starred by Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire fame, Monkey Man is an action-thriller. The film also stars Sikandar Kher, Sharlto Copley, Makarand Deshpande, Ashwini Kalsekar, and others.