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Gouri Tonnk Says Social Media Has Changed Talent
Gouri Tonnk is an actress who works in television shows.
She said social media followers are sometimes treated as proof of talent.
She does not think having many followers automatically makes someone a better actor.
She also said making a short reel is different from acting all day on a television or film set.
Actors may have to work while tired or sick.
Gouri remembered filming a very emotional scene when she could barely speak.
Her director supported her, and the scene was completed in one take.
She said television shows often cannot stop filming because their budgets are smaller.
Gouri Tonnk said social media has changed how talent is judged in the entertainment industry.
The actress criticized casting decisions based on follower counts rather than acting ability.
She said short social-media reels cannot be compared with demanding television, film, or OTT performances.
Tonnk recalled filming an emotional scene for Teri Meri Doriyaann while she had almost completely lost her voice.
She said television’s smaller budgets often make it difficult to cancel shoots when actors are ill.
- Who
- Actress Gouri Tonnk.
- What
- She discussed social media’s effect on how acting talent is judged and the challenges faced by television actors.
- Where
- Mumbai; the comments concern television, film, and OTT production in the entertainment industry.
- When
- The report does not specify when the comments were made.
- Why
- Tonnk wanted to explain why follower counts and short reels should not be treated as substitutes for professional acting ability, and to highlight television production pressures.
Key facts
- Actress
- Gouri Tonnk
- Current show
- Tu Hi Re Dil Mein
- Current role
- Madhavi Shah
- Previous show cited
- Teri Meri Doriyaann
- Previous role cited
- Jasleen
- Main criticism
- Casting or judging talent based on social-media followers
- Production challenge
- Television shoots often continue despite an actor being ill because budgets are smaller
Quotes
Gouri Tonnk
Actress discussing how social-media popularity influences casting decisions
“I mean, on social media you make a fifteen-second, thirty-second, sixty-second reel, and in daily soaps or films or OTT when you work, you are working the whole day, you are giving retakes, and sometimes you don't even get time for retakes.”
thehansindia.com
“Mostly while working on TV, because the budget of TV is so small that just because one artist is ill, the shoot cannot suddenly be cancelled.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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