Kusha Kapila shares her take on influencers getting roles over trained actors

Actress Kusha Kapila called the common critical notion of casting content creators in OTT series and movies due to their follower count untrue saying that the success for an actor in the entertainment industry comes through thoughtful planning and investment rather than their followers on social mediaKusha Kapila is a content creator turned actress who will be next seen in the upcoming second season of Maamla Legal Haias a new entry to the cast It also stars Ravi Kishan Anant Joshi Naila Grrewal and Nidhi Bisht in the lead rolesIn an interview with ANI Kusha Kapila reflected on the casting of content creators in movies and OTT dramas saying that such a trend started three to four years ago where such social media stars were hired to play comic relief or least impactful roles which added no significance to the projectWhen asked about casting of content creators in OTT dramas for their followers count Kusha said Thats actually not true I think this trend started 34 years ago when they used to play very small roles and those were not even important roles I think those were comic relief roles which had no impact on the story I know that has become a perception but if you sit and see what kind of roles were there there has not been much success I feelShe believes that success in acting comes from thoughtful planning and investment not follower count She supported her argument by highlighting the examples of successful content creators turned actors including Bhuvam Bam and Prajakta KoliEither you do a playbook like Bhuvan where you take a proper step back and you invest in the shows that you want to make You invest in writing you first make its version on YouTube and then you take it to a big channel and Bhuvan has just announced the season 2 of Dhindora for Netflix So either you show a proof of concept where you are able to get the audiences to watch you or you can see example of Mostly Sane Prajakta Koli on Netflix Her Mismatched has been renewed for the 4th season and she has been able to silence her critics very well I think Single Papa has also been renewed for season 2 So I think you can count on your fingers the number of people who have been able to do this well Not many people said Kusha KapilaThe Mamla Legal Hai actor stressed the importance of gaining recognition as an actor for the content creators to receive good opportunities in the entertainment industry She also urges the creators to learn to say no to opportunities that are purely marketingdrivenKusha Kapila said It is possible that the creators because their persona gets bigger and bigger they might have to write and invest in themselves to be able to be seen as actors But I dont think you should hire someone for their follower count It will not go on for a long timeShe continued You will look the worst in that show And its not going to work So I feel its best for creators to also recognize that where they are just plainly simply a marketing hire and they should probably say no to those opportunities I think you should also know how to say noThe second instalment boasts news court cases which will be headed by Ravi Kishan who becomes the new judge of the Patparganj court The trailer offers audiences a sneak peek into the matters to come promising bigger battles sharper wit and even more delightful unpredictabilityMaamla Legal Hai is set to return with its new season on Netflix on April 3This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever