International
Women's
Day
is
around
the
corner
and
this
year
the
theme
is
'Choose
To
Challenge'.
While
talking
to
Filmibeat,
Mahika
Sharma,
who
has
been
involved
in
many
social
activities
and
has
featured
in
Bollywood
movies
like
Mr
Joe
B
Carvalho
and
Chalo
Dilli,
urges
every
woman
to
challenge
social
media
and
fight
against
criticism
and
trolling.
The
actress
known
for
shows
like
F.I.R
and
Ramayana
says,
"As
the
world
embraces
a
digital
life,
where
we
are
connected
24X7,
Internet
has
become
our
second
life
and
mobile
phones
an
extension
of
our
personalities.
For
all
practical
purposes
mobile
apps
have
blurred
the
lines
between
what
is
personal,
social
and
professional.
But
as
much
as
'digital'
is
making
our
lives
easy,
we
are
also
being
exposed
to
the
dark
side
of
this
'virtual
life'.
When
it
comes
to
cyber
crime,
it
is
hard
to
distinguish
what
age
or
gender
is
at
a
greater
risk.
But
in
recent
times
there
have
been
a
spate
of
incidents
targeting
women
with
their
safety
being
compromised."
The
actress
adds,
"Earlier,
it
was
a
challenge
for
women
to
fight
for
their
rights
and
safety
in
the
male
oriented
societies.
But
now,
the
similar
challenge
has
arrived
for
us
on
social
media-
like
misusing
pictures,
trolling
for
no
reason,
harassing
by
sexual
remarks
to
body
shaming.
I
feel
earlier
it
was
a
fight
for
security
in
society,
now
in
social
media."
Sharing
example
of
how
social
media
spoiled
the
reputation
of
a
woman.
She
tells,
"In
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
case,
I
really
don't
know
who
is
the
culprit
and
I
would
respect
the
decision
taken
by
our
court
and
legal
authorities.
But
I
really
feel
bad
how
social
media
spoiled
Rhea
Chakraborty's
image.
Being
a
woman
she
was
punished,
everyone
with
no
proof,
mentioned
her
as
criminal.
I
really
feel
sad
and
sorry.
But
now
it's
high
time
that
a
woman
need
to
take
a
stand
for
another
woman."