In the entertainment industry, professional decisions often impact one's personal life. Everyone, from the audience to online trolls, voices opinions on the work of artists and filmmakers. Instead of getting upset by this, it is crucial to understand that not everyone commenting on social media is necessarily part of one's actual audience. This is the view held by director Kiran Rao.

**What did Kiran say about those commenting on personal lives?**
Kiran Rao observes that in this profession, one's personal life is open to commentary from anyone. This is simply part of the entertainment industry—something professionals in the field cannot escape. It also depends on the importance one attaches to these matters when making professional decisions.

Many people place great importance on what others think or say about them. They focus on the comments left on their posts or what trolls write about them. When trolls criticize an action—saying, "Look at what she is doing; she shouldn't be doing that"—it can affect one professionally.

**Advice for directors and artists**
A lot depends on whether or not you take such things seriously. Artists and directors should consider the audience causing them distress; those claiming to be your audience might not actually be your audience at all.

Therefore, one should figure out how to continue working without letting such criticism affect them. We have to learn to coexist with these trolls and criticisms.

**Kiran Rao's work front**
Kiran Rao directed a segment for *Lust Stories 3*, which was released on Netflix on September 18. Her previous theatrical release was *Laapataa Ladies*, featuring actors such as Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan.

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