Pooja Hegde reveals financial backing for online trolling

Pooja Hegde, a popular actor in the Indian film industry, is speaking out about online trolling. She began her career with the Tamil film "Mugamoodi" in 2012 and has since worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films. Her recent role in a Salman Khan movie further boosted her fame. Pooja has faced significant trolling on social media. She revealed that some people are spending large amounts of money to attack her online. In an interview, she expressed her surprise at the lengths some go to create negativity. "It felt like they were targeting me," she said. She noted that her family has become more aware of the issue since they learned how it works. Pooja views the trolling as a validation of her success. "The reason they try to bring you down is because you are above them in some way," she explained. To understand the trolling better, Pooja asked her team to contact the meme pages involved. She discovered these pages profit from their activities. "If you want to troll them back, you need to pay," she was told. Pooja also pointed out that many troll accounts are actually paid bots, lacking real profiles. Her comments highlight the troubling side of social media and how financial motivations can spread negativity online.