The
definition
of
stardom
has
undergone
a
huge
change
over
the
years,
believe
actors
Vishal
Jethwa,
Adarsh
Gourav,
and
Zahan
Kapoor,
who
find
it
a
bit
difficult
to
create
a
space
for
themselves
in
the
age
of
social
media.
The
three
actors
took
part
in
a
panel
discussion,
titled
‘Being
the
Future
of
Indian
Cinema’,
on
day
one
of
15th
IFP,
the
multi-disciplinary
creative
festival.
The
two-day
festival
is
being
held
at
Mumbai’s
Mehboob
Studios
Vishal,
who
has
been
praised
for
his
performance
in
Neeraj
Ghaywan’s
“Homebound”,
said
earlier
actors
became
“stars”
because
the
public
loved
their
performances
and
the
artists
built
their
reputation
through
consistent
hard
work.
“The
meaning
of
stardom
has
changed
today.
Earlier,
the
actors
earned
stardom
from
the
public,
it
was
not
something
that
could
be
created.
I
had
seen
a
documentary
on
Hrithik
Roshan
sir
and
I
learnt
that
he
earned
everything
through
his
hard
work
and
dedication
and
he
became
a
star
because
people
liked
him
and
his
work
in
the
films
that
he
did,”
Jethwa
said.
“Today,
we
are
often
told
these
people
are
stars
but
are
they
really
a
star
is
a
question.
Today,
there’s
a
myth
that
those
who
are
popular
are
stars
but
having
more
followers
doesn’t
mean
you
are
a
star.
I’ve
seen
many
legendary
actors
who
do
not
have
that
many
followers
but
that
doesn’t
mean
they
are
not
a
star,”
the
“Homebound”
actor
said.
Zahan,
who
hails
from
the
illustrious
Kapoor
family,
said
actors
today
have
to
do
their
own
“PR
and
marketing”,
which
wasn’t
the
case
a
decade
ago.
“Stardom
today
is
different
or
as
young
upcoming
actors,
what
stardom
looks
like
on
a
day-to-day
level
or
your
responsibility
toward
being
a
star
is
quite
different…
You’re
in
charge
of
your
own
projection.
So,
that’s
different
from
even
my
cousins
who
started
10
to
20
years
before.
“All
of
us
have
had
to
do
it
first-hand
build
up
in
the
social
media
universe
of
everything.
Today,
the
star
value
is
different,
it’s
measured
differently.
It’s
an
old
silhouette
that
we’re
trying
to
force.
It’s
nice
to
have
work
that
gets
received
by
everyone,”
the
actor,
who
shot
to
fame
with
“Black
Warrant”,
said.
Adarsh,
lauded
for
his
roles
in
“The
White
Tiger”
and
“Superboys
of
Malegaon”,
said
yesteryear
actors
like
Dilip
Kumar
and
Raj
Kapoor
were
“extremely
literate”
and
hence
they
were
able
to
express
themselves
better
both
on
and
off
screen.
“When
I
watch
older
interviews
of
Dilip
sahab
and
Raj
sahab
and
all
the
legendary
actors,
they
were
so
in
tune
with
what
was
happening
in
the
country,
and
with
the
people
that
they
were
representing
on
screen.
They
were
extremely
literate,
they
could
quote
shayari,
like
15
to
20
shayaris.
“Stars
of
that
time
were
people
who
were
genuinely
so
magnificent,
their
knowledge
about
things,
their
ability
to
act,
to
empathize.
I
feel
like
as
actors
today,
that’s
a
bit
of
a
disconnect
between
sometimes
the
people
that
are
representing
versus
who
we
are,”
the
actor
said.
Adarsh
further
said
most
actors
today
fail
to
“empathise”
with
their
fans
and
admirers
as
opposed
to
Raj
Kapoor
and
Dilip
Kumar,
who
themselves
have
seen
struggles
especially
during
India’s
partition
period.
“…There’s
so
much
life
that
you
get
to
experience,
and
then
to
start
over
in
another
country
from
scratch
(referring
to
the
partition
period).
A
lot
of
the
stars
that
we
have
today
have
not
had
to
do
that.
“So,
the
ability
to
then
empathise
with
somebody
who
is
from
a
tier-two
or
tier-three
town,
or
who
they’ve
probably
never
met
or
have
met
them
in
a
capacity,
which
is
very
limited.
There’s
a
distance
(between
stars
and
audience)
even
though
it
feels
like
we
are
closer,
we’ve
actually
become
much
more
distant,”
the
actor
said.
Actor
Anjali
Sivaraman,
known
for
starring
in
the
Netflix
film
“Cobalt
Blue”
and
series
“Class”,
said
she
feels
the
“pressure”
of
staying
“connected”
with
her
fans
and
admirers
on
social
media
ahead
of
the
release
of
her
acting
projects.
“I
feel
that
pressure
when
I
have
a
release
coming
up
and
I
know
that
my
engagement
is
going
to
be
higher
because
people
have
seen
me
on
screen.
I’m
going
to
have
to
amp
it
up,
and
I’ll
have
to
post
these
many
times
a
week
as
that’ll
gain
more
engagement.
“This
way
people
are
aware
of
my
project
and
more
people
will
watch
it.
It’s
a
lot
of
pressure
for
someone
who
is
not
able
to
find
that
sweet
spot
as
to
what
you’re
supposed
to
do
and
not
do.
A
lot
of
people
were
under
this
illusion
that
content
creation
is
going
to
be
what
they
do
because
it’s
so
easy
and
it’s
the
best
way
to
make
money.
It’s
so
hard,”
she
said.