‘Mona Darling’ actress Divya Menon deactivated her Facebook account because of a stalker

Actress Divya Menon best known for her role of Satyawati in Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!’ is gung ho about her upcoming movie ‘Mona Darling’ which is said to be India’s first ever social media thriller.

In the movie, Divya essays the role of Sarah, an outgoing and sporty girl who can go to great lengths to help her friends. She spoke about her role with a leading daily, “Sarah is more like me, feisty and outgoing. I am a huge fan of thriller and detective fiction novels such as Stephen King and Sherlock Holmes stories.” (ALSO READ: Vashu Bhagnani was fascinated by the concept of ‘Mona Darling’)

When she was asked if she was ever stalked on social media, here’s what she answered. “I used to be on Facebook, but then sometime back I started getting messages on the platform that ‘I know where you went today and what were you wearing’ and I really got scared. Immediately I deactivated my account. Only recently, I opened it again,” she adds.

She also shared an incident about social media trolls that left her upset. “Social media helps you both to connect and also put forth your personal opinion. It’s painful how people misuse it. I remember just after Byomkesh, my comment on women issues got me trolled on Twitter, and people started saying that I should concentrate on human rights and not be a feminist. I felt really bad about it,” she said.

Okay, she has a point there!

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

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