Pratik Gandhi on social media and validation: “Not every comment matters”

Today, where likes and followers often feel like currency, actor Pratik Gandhi sees things differently. For him, social media is a bridge to connect with people, but not a place where his worth is measured.

The actor, who rose to fame with ‘Scam 1992’, believes social media is an important professional tool.

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“I use it to communicate because I’m in a business where that is necessary,” he shared in a recent conversation with IANS. “Any business today needs social media. That’s where the audience is. It’s useful for reaching people, whether you are talking about films or any other product.”

But when it comes to validation, Pratik makes a clear distinction. He doesn’t believe every comment or every piece of feedback deserves equal attention.

“Validation matters only when it comes from the right people,” he explained. “Someone may criticize me or appreciate me, but I need to understand who that person is. Not everything makes sense, and not everything should affect me.”

 

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Meanwhile, Pratik Gandhi has been busy with projects that are making waves. His latest release, ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’, dropped just ahead of Independence Day on Netflix. The political thriller follows RAW agent Vishnu Shankar on a dangerous undercover mission in Pakistan.

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Set in the tense 1970s, during an era when the Cold War had the world on edge, the series dives into the high-stakes intelligence battle between India’s RAW and Pakistan’s ISI.

Alongside Gandhi, the show features a cast including Suhail Nayyar, Kritika Kamra, Tillotama Shome, Rajat Kapoor, and Anup Soni. Created by Gaurav Shukla and produced by Bombay Fables, the show also has Bhavesh Mandalia as its creative producer.

He is also stepping into one of the most ambitious roles of his career: playing Mahatma Gandhi in Hansal Mehta’s upcoming series ‘Gandhi’. The biographical drama is based on Ramachandra Guha’s acclaimed books ‘Gandhi Before India’ and ‘Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World’.

The series, planned across three seasons, traces Gandhi’s journey from his teenage years in colonial India to his time as a law student in London, and then to his 23 transformative years in South Africa.