Sara Ali Khan reveals why audiences get confused between her ‘unadulterated’ version and on-screen roles: ‘I started feeling very let down by myself’ | Hindi Movie News

Sara Ali Khan was busy promoting her films ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’ and ‘Murder Mubarak’ recently. While talking to the media, she mentioned her ‘unfiltered’ self, which is an unscripted self as opposed to the characters she plays on screen. Her first public appearance with her father, actor Saif Ali Khan, on ‘Koffee with Karan’, apparently left a positive impression on the public, indicating that Sara had a likable and engaging personality even before her acting debut.
Over time, the image Sara presents on social media clashes with the characters she portrays in her films. This contrast between her real self and the personas she takes on in her acting roles is noted as a point of interest or perhaps concern by the public or social media.
While talking to Film Companion, Sara said that people are getting confused between her ‘unadulterated’ version in the beginning and an extremely different version on social media and in her interviews. She admits that she let herself down in this case. She says that in the early period of her career, she opened a door for the audience, the media, and people in general to see an unadulterated, very honest version of herself. It made them draw comparisons. She eventually started feeling very empty and felt she was let down by herself.

Sara calls her decision-making ‘visceral’, which has now started becoming ‘cerebral’. She realized it was not working for her as a starter and did not know how to filter the noise. The actress understood that when a person is inauthentic, their body signals it to them.

Sara’s debut film is ‘Kedarnath’ in 2018. As she felt very honest and open initially, it started changing later on. She started processing opinions and feedback in a different way. Sara relied on her instincts or ‘gut’ feelings to guide her actions and responses, but after gaining fame and being in the public eye, she started overthinking things and allowing her rational mind or ‘brain’ to take over. This shift made her feel disconnected from her authentic self, as her actions and responses were no longer driven purely by her instincts but were influenced by societal expectations or pressures.