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Vaani Kapoor says it was ‘hectic and heavy on social media’ over the last few months: ‘Hope one can calm down on hate’

"If you hate or troll somebody, it will someday get back at you, and it's going to sting you worse," Vaani Kapoor said at the trailer launch of her debut OTT show Mandala Murders.

Vaani Kapoor wishes everyone "calmed down on hate" on social media.

Actor Vaani Kapoor on Tuesday said social media has increasingly become a space filled with negativity and urged people to check the amount of hate they put out into the world. Vaani’s comments come months after she faced criticism for sharing screen space with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in the movie Abir Gulaal. The romantic film, which was set to arrive in cinema halls on May 9, was not allowed to release in India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in April.

“Last couple of months, years, everything became hectic and heavy on social media. So, I hope one can calm down on hate, create room for love and kindness, I know it doesn’t sound very interesting. But what you give will come back to you. If you hate or troll somebody, it will someday get back at you, and it’s going to sting you worse,” Vaani said at the trailer launch of debut OTT show, Mandala Murders.

“So, just be nice, kind, and try to be just as humans. I’m wishing we could be in a happier space, and be kinder to each other and ourselves,” she added. Vaani didn’t allude directly to the controversy, but said the above in respect to a question from the media on a vardaan (blessing) she’d like to choose for herself. She also echoed co-star Surveen Chawla’s wish that their show is a success.

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Mandala Murders is a mythological-crime thriller series that delves into ancient secrets, eerie symbols, and a trail of ritualistic killings. It is created and directed by Gopi Puthran, known for his work on the Mardaani franchise. Manan Rawat serves as the co-director. Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Surveen Chawla, Shriya Pilgaokar, and Raghubir Yadav round out the cast of the show.

Vaani, who also made her debut with Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films back in 2013 with Manish Sharma’s romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, has since appeared in several YRF projects like Chopra’s 2016 rom-com Befikre, Siddharth Anand’s 2019 spy thriller War, and Karan Malhotra’s 2022 action thriller Shamshera.

But Mandala Murders marks not only her first show with YRF, but also her debut in long format in general. “There was a lot of room and space for discovery, which was very exciting. When Gopi sir and Manan sir narrated the script to me, they asked me to collaborate. They wanted me to contribute to the story and bring something authentic to the table,” Vaani said about her debut show.

Also Read — Mandala Murders trailer: Vaani Kapoor plays detective investigating ritualistic killings in the crime-thriller series. Watch

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Mandala Murders is produced by YRF Entertainment, with Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra, Yogendra Mogre and Akshaye Widhani serving as executive producers. It marks YRF’s fourth collaboration with Netflix India after Shiv Rawail’s The Railway Men, Siddharth P Malhotra’s Maharaj, and Akshay Roy’s Vijay 69. The show will premiere on July 25 on Netflix India.

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