Suhana Khan admits she hasn’t mastered handling social media scrutiny, Zoya Akhtar calls her ‘vulnerable princess’

When asked why she chose Suhana for the role of Veronica, Zoya responded, “She is a very vulnerable princess. I wanted Ronnie (Veronica’s nickname) to be very vulnerable, and she is a princess; she doesn’t have to try.”

Expressing her admiration for Veronica’s self-confidence, Suhana responded to a question about what she would like to change in the world, saying, “I truly envied her self-confidence and the way she loved herself. There have been times where I felt down in my confidence and I just want to make young girls feel confident. I hope that I can do that one day and make them feel more in love with themselves in a world of social media where there’s so much scrutiny and you feel so low about your looks and whatever it may be. So, that’s something that I really feel passionately about and hopefully I can do that.”

When asked about how she copes with social media and the scrutiny it brings, Suhana shared, “To be honest, I don’t handle it very well, but I’m trying. Ironically, facing mean comments has made me appreciate kindness even more. Meeting real people, especially girls, is heartwarming, seeing their warmth towards you. So that helps me a lot to separate the two, as one is reality and the other is not.”

On where she sees herself in five years, Suhana said, “I don’t know… Hopefully, in five years, I will be doing the work that I love and doing my part to bring about changes in the world.”