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Divya Dutta: I refrain from commenting on socio-political issues

By IANS | Updated: March 7, 2020 20:55 IST

National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta says that as an artiste she would rather portray different characters on-screen than comment on current affairs that have no connection with her immediate field of work. She adds that she rejects the idea of doing most "expected" from a celebrity.

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Mumbai, March 7 National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta says that as an artiste she would rather portray different characters on-screen than comment on current affairs that have no connection with her immediate field of work. She adds that she rejects the idea of doing most "expected" from a celebrity.

"I just do not want to be a popular face who comments on social media just for the sake of it. We are living in that situation now where any celebrity, making or not making comments on current affairs, gets judged by a section of people. If I comment on anything political, one section will troll me. If I do not express my opinion that is not related to my immediate field, people will say, 'phir celeb hone ka kya faida

( With inputs from IANS )

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