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Influencers are 'used' in tiny roles to promote films, while actors lose parts, says Dolly
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|October 07, 2025
Of late, several actors have opened up about losing parts to content creators with a large social media following. Now, creator-actor Dolly Singh says she feels the current casting model is “unfair to all performers”.
Speaking to us, the 32-year-old muses, “It's a double-edged sword. Actors are not content creators, so it’s absurd that they are losing roles because of their Instagram numbers.” Dolly, who currently stars in her own microseries Best Worst Date, shares, “Nobody is happy; neither the content crea
This story is from the October 07, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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