Star heroine Pooja Hegde has already started promoting her upcoming film Retro, which is headlined by Suriya. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Retro is a love story laced with action elements. The biggie is slated for a grand release on May 1, 2025. In an interview with a Telugu media house, Pooja made some interesting comments.

“Social media and the real world are two different things completely. When I visit Hyderabad or Tirumala, I meet people, and that’s more important to me. Social media contains bots who neither have a display picture nor posts in their account. I also get affected by those faceless trolls because I am also a human. But it’s important to realize that it is not the real world,” said Pooja Hegde.

The actress added, “I have nearly 30 million Insta followers, but that doesn’t guarantee 30 million ticket sales at the box office. Likewise, there are many superstars with just 5 million Insta followers, but they are huge crowd-pullers. It’s important to do our work properly and take feedback from people directly.”