“Being a social media influencer helped me break the child actor tag” says Anushka Sen

Anushka Sen has been in the entertainment industry since she was 6 years old. The actor, who is currently 19, says she is glad to have progressed from being a child actor to a social media influencer to an artist exploring the web and film space.

Speaking about the tag of a child actor and how people sometimes won’t see them beyond their image of a child actor, Sen, who has over 33 million followers on Instagram, told hindustantimes.com, “As soon as I became an influencer five or 6 years back, people started recognising me as Anushka Sen. Thanks to social media that people got to know the real me, the real Anushka Sen. I don’t think people just see me as a child actor. Being a social media influencer helped me break the child actor tag.”

But was the transition a tough one? “No, it was beautiful for me,” she says.

“I didn’t realise when the transition happened because I was always working. I continued to work, never had a break. From TV shows to art films to now web shows, it was smooth. I just went with the flow,” adds the actor.

She also adds, “I have been on sets more than I have been at my own house or school or anywhere. I have grown up on sets and I have grown up with people on sets. When it started off I was very confused. But as they say when you are destined to do something you just know it. And you start feeling like this is what I was born for.”

The entertainer, who is right now in her second year of college, and is studying filmmaking, adds that her experience as a child actor has taught her to retain a sense of balance

“Growing up, managing my career and personal life was difficult because if one goes wrong, the whole thing could get derailed. And then it can be a big loss. I am blessed with a beautiful team, my parents, who made sure that I don’t miss out on my childhood things like going to school, going out with friends, travel with family and also have my me time,” she ends.