Dheeraj Dhoopar On Competition From Influencers: 'Nothing To Be Insecure About' | Exclusive

Dheeraj Dhoopar is all set to participate in the second season of Lock Upp. Hosted by Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh, the show features several television stars and social media personalities, including Shivangi Joshi, Ram Kapoor Sunita Ahuja, Yogesh Rawat, Riyaz Ali and Shreya Kalra among others.

Interestingly, in the recent times, we have seen several reality shows being dominated by social media personalities or content creators. While this has sparked a discussion if actors are losing their hold, Dheeraj Dhoopar believes everyone deserves a chance. In an exclusive interview with CNN-News18 Showsha, Dhoopar talked about the increasing competition from influencers and clarified that he isn’t insecure about it.

“It would not be correct on my

part to comment on it until I experience it. And personally speaking it doesn’t matter what field a person belongs to, what matters is how well I gel with someone personally. If I gel with someone who is from another field personally, I will definitely express it on the show or even after that,” Dheeraj told us when asked about this emerging competition from influencers.

“I have nothing to be insecure about, we have all been picked from our respective fields.. Everyone entering the show is equally capable. But having said that I am here for the win so I’d rather concentrate on giving my best,” the actor added.

While many believe that influencers are getting an upper hand because of their massive fan following on social media, Dheeraj shared, “It is the time of social media and yes talent cannot be ignored either. It is a world of changing trends. You can be trending for a short time but you will sustain only with your talent.”

Dheeraj Dhoopar is known for shows like Kundali Bhagya, Sasural Simar Ka and Sherdil Shergill among others. Revealing why he decided to take part in Lock Upp 2 now, Dheeraj said, “After doing multiple shows on TV and exploring the OTT genre with a series, I wanted to try something different. Reality space is something that I haven’t explored at all and Lock Upp is a show that sounded perfect for me. Also, one of the major factors to say yes to it is the  Netflix and Ekta Kapoor combo, it was too good to pass.”