'Stree 2' Actor Abhishek Banerjee Bashes New Culture Of Casting Influencers: This Is Wrong...

Abhishek Banerjee, who is currently basking in the success of his latest release 'Stree 2' has slammed the trend of casting influencers over actors based on their Instagram followers. 

"The Problem Is Not Influencers..."

Speaking to a YouTube channel, he said, “This is a reality I face as both a casting director and an actor. I have faced it recently. We need to break this habit. The problem is not influencers becoming actors. If you can act, come from anywhere and act. The problem is when you cast a particular actor depending on their followers."

"This is Wrong..."

He added, "You've seen the audition, shortlisted three people out of the lot… then you say all are good but the second one is really good. However, the third one has more followers, which is a serious problem. It will trap us. By the time the industry will come to realize that this is wrong, it will be too late."

"Comparisons Based On Followers Are Rubbish"

"One thumbnail will last how long? It might attract viewers to the first episode, but no one will invest nine hours into a web show solely because someone has followers. How many are buying the ticket? Shah Rukh Khan has about 45 million followers and many have more, but is there isn't a bigger star than him? So, these comparisons based on followers are rubbish.” he concluded.

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This is not the first time influencers' casting has been questioned. Earlier, Aahana S Kumra called out influencer culture and mentioned that it is getting difficult for the actors to get the projects because of influencers with huge fan-following entering the business, however, they don't know how to 'act'.

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