Popular model and actor Milind Soman, recently garnered eyeballs for posting a nude picture of him running on the beach. While we saw fans trolling and bashing him, the actor got support from his friends from the industry. And now the 16 December actor has finally reacted to this row as he told E Times, "I don’t know why! It was like people never saw anybody naked before, It is crazy!." Also Read - 'I don't think sex is all that important, it's the relationship that is important,' says Milind Soman
Speaking about trolls, he added, " I don’t really notice trolls. Sometimes I look for it, just for fun sake. Even if you look at that (nude) picture, it is not really trolling. I know what is trolling. When I see some people and the response they get on social media, I really wonder - how does it affect their mental health. Because it is such an attack. It is hard to digest when thousands of people are fermenting negativity. I really wonder how they deal with it. Even for my nude picture, 99% of people were like - WOW! This is amazing! And it was shot by my wife, it was not like some photographer was hired or some newspaper shot it. I think people were just a little bit shocked! especially those who are new to Internet culture as these people are not exposed to what's already on the Internet which is basically the real world. For those, I think my picture was a wake up call. Search the hashtag naked on Instagram and there will be 10 million posts. It’s just that people have not seen it." Also Read - Paurashpur: Sahil Salathia opens up on his bond with Shaheer Sheikh, Shilpa Shinde Milind Soman, Annu Kapoor and others [EXCLUSIVE]
Speaking about the Indian culture, Milind Soman asserted, "Indian culture is so huge, diverse and inclusive. I have travelled a lot, spoken to people and lived with people from different regions in different states and you will never know what Indian culture is. The problem is that people think whatever my house, my family does is a good culture and what others do that's American. So for them let me share that in America, it is illegal to be nude. And in most places in India, it is not. I feel this is Indian culture. In the West, it is not allowed, it's a shame, but I mean come on social media is a different world altogether anyway. If Instagram had a problem with it, they would have voted. Insta also have their own laws and the regulations. For me, this is how society is, where everybody has an opinion but again the opinions should not affect anyone." Also Read - What to Watch this Week: Cobra Kai, Paurashpur, Nail Polish – 5 titles to satiate your binge-watching urge
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