Sangeeta Yadav (HINDUSTAN TIMES; March 16, 2020)

Rakul Preet Singh is quite a regular when it comes to posting her fashion and fitness videos on social media. While she mostly garners praises for being on point with her choices, there have been times when trolls have provoked her with nasty comments.

“They’re people without any real identity who think they’re of importance to a verified profile, and getting a response for their cheap remark would validate their existence,” she says.

However, when the push comes to shove, Singh has put her foot down. For instance, last year, when she was slut-shamed for wearing denim shorts, she couldn’t resist and hit back at a troll who had commented, “When she forgot to wear her pant after the session in the car (sic).”

Calling him a “sick mind”, the she replied, “I think your mother does a lot of sessions in the car so you’re an expert !! Ask her to give u some sense also besides these session details .. till the time people like this exist women can’t be safe .. just debating about equality and safety won’t help... (sic)”

Sadly enough, Singh was further trolled, this time, for her reaction, but she didn’t stop and tweeted back saying, “Those questioning my ethics, why don’t you speak up when women are objectified...”

Recalling this incident, she says, “I had woken up to that post and I just couldn’t hold myself from replying. It was the girl Rakul who replied and not the actor. I feel there’s so much negativity and hatred in this world. Now, I’ve come to a point that there’s a certain section of the society that you can’t do anything about.”

The De De Pyaar De (2019) actor has made it clear that harmless trolling is fine but if anyone takes a jibe at her character or family, she wouldn’t stay quiet. “I’m open to criticism, but I do get affected when someone attacks me personally. That’s something I’ll not be okay with. Otherwise, I don’t care because they are people who write things to seek importance, and I really don’t have the time for that,” she says.