Popular actor Iqbal Khan, who is known for his adaptable roles and amazing, acting skills, is not very active on social media. The actor is someone who prefers to stay away from the limelight and believes his work to do the talking. Recently, during a chat with a media person, the actor opened up about the latest trend where celebrities are selected on the basis of their social media following. Iqbal doesn’t believe in this trend and strongly feels people who want to do serious work will always prefer actors over social media influencers.

“I don’t know who are these actors that are complaining that casting happens because of how many followers you have on Instagram. Any serious filmmaker or television show maker, they look for actors. Yes, I agree it is a bonus if they are stars and have a lot of followers. But primarily it is acting and that is what they look for because that goes for a long run. There is no use taking somebody who has a lot of followers but doesn’t know how to act,” he said.

Iqbal, who was last seen in Nima Denzongpa, said he respects influencers and knows that social media is a great source of income, but he also believes that no one can take a good actor’s place, “With all the respect give to all the people on social media, it is wonderful to have followers, and it is amazing. It is a source of income but there’s a lot of difference between being an influencer and being an actor and there is no debate about it.”

The 41-year-old actor further shared that he has not been active on social media, but has managed to bag good work in different mediums, “God has been very kind to me. I have not been on social media for almost two years now, but I have done web shows, films and I am doing television. What I’ve realized is that all the makers who are looking at doing some serious stuff will always look for actors and not for people who have just the followers, unless they have some talent. If there is some actor who has a lot of followers also that’s nice, an add on which I feel I don’t have. But I feel I am an actor and I’ll always know how to act. And as long as you know how to act you’ll always get an acting job.”

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