Actress Bhumika Chawla was recently seen in Sita Ramam and Operation Romeo. The actress is not extremely active on social media but she is not absent from it either. The Free Press Journal caught up with her for a tête-à-tête.
Bhumika is not in favour of the way social media has taken over the lives of billions of people. “We have ruthlessly let social media invade our privacy and we are at fault. It has to be a conscious effort every time to go off. Relationships are now in a state of emotional drought and so are our minds. They are unhealthy and not stimulated enough by books, nature and great conversations,” she says.
Personal relationships are as important, avers Bhumika and adds, “Balancing both the professional and personal side of life is very important. The pursuit of your dreams isn’t wrong as long as you are giving the required amount of time and honest love to relations and not being self-absorbed.”
Bhumika is concerned about how almost everyone is so attached to their devices. “We have become slaves of mobiles and technology. People just don’t know when to stop. I find having notifications on is the worst thing you can do and as you open the mobile or tab; there is this monstrous barrage of notifications. I have seen families sitting together at tables in restaurants with phones in hand and I find that ridiculous,” she explains.
Bhumika misses the earlier days when technology was used for simpler things and communication. “We should use it only if needed, not to click pics there and then to update immediately. The SMS days were good, these days a message is sent in 10-15 messages. ‘Hi, how are you? How’s your day?’ So on and so forth. I do check my phone at times, but I also leave it most of the time. It has to be a conscious effort to let go,” she shares.
The actress makes sure to keep her phone away from herself whenever she can. “I check my apps when I want and go off when I feel they are becoming too much on my system and daily life. It’s absolutely true that we all have become addicted to technology. I keep my phone on silent all the time. Rarely is it audible. I know a few people who are not on social media and my respect for them is far higher than those who have millions of followers. The ones who don’t have these social media accounts are one in a billion and are the ones who are living life truly,” she states.
Unlike most celebs, Bhumika has always kept a low profile. “I am a mix of an introvert and an extrovert depending on the situation. Though I am on social media, I still like to keep my personal life very personal and try to keep it low-key. When I work, then it’s nice to talk more about the film. Staying connected with my well-wishers is something that I occasionally do,” she concludes.
