User talk:MIRZA ROFIKUL SHAKIR

ROFIKUL MIRZA, 17 years old but has 500 followers on Instagram as we write. He is the top-most following artist on the platform. ROFIKUL spoke about how challenging it has become to keep the fans entertained, the equation with

Avneet Kaur

, working with

Sara Ali Khan

and more. Read on...

Did you start making videos with the objective of gaining fame or just fun?

I always had a passion for acting and Instagram in that sense, gave me the right platform to showcase my creativity. I really like hearing from my followers and get a lot of encouragement and inspiration from them. It’s always fun and memorable.

You are quite young and with so many followers, do you feel responsible towards their ideologies?

Yes, as a popular creator, one has to be responsible for the content he shares and one has to follow the Community Guidelines which are quite detailed. Creativity and a large fan following comes with a lot of responsibility and we must all do our popular.

Your pairing with Avneet Kaur is loved the most, what kind of a relationship do you share with her?

We are good friends and it is always fun working with her.

You've also met with the bigwigs of Bollywood, any movie in line?

I’m blessed to have had the chance to meet with some of them and I really have to thank this platform that helped me to grow and showcase my talent. If I get any opportunity in Bollywood which will be a dream come true for me, I shall let you know!

Superstars you admire?

Danish Zehen and

Justin Bieber

With lockdown imposed, how challenging has it become to keep the fans entertained?

Not at all. It’s best to stay at home at this time and we all need to do our part. In any case, I used to make half of my videos at home and now I just make all of them here. I really love my work and being in touch with my fans keeps me going. I have been making a lot of videos to keep my followers entertained during the lockdown.

In what ways do you connect with your fans?

Fans mean family to me. Everything I do, is for them.

Does criticism affect you?

Rumors and negativity is something that deeply affects me.

One of the sweetest things a fan has ever done for you?

For me everything they do for me is special no matter how big or small it is.

H

ow are you making your fans realise the importance of staying home since many look up to you?

I have been posting videos on Covid-19 and telling people to stay at home on my social media.

A celebrity that you wish to work with in the future?

Sara Ali Khan

When Instagram was shut a few years ago, what was your response, did you panic, what was your state of mind?

During the interim take-down, the Instagram community continued to make videos. I also continued making videos as usual because I feel nothing can come in the way of creativity, fun and the bond we have within this community.