Online trolls to break-ups; here's why these actors took a break from social media

Kasautii Zindagii Kay actor Parth Samthaan made an announcement on social media saying that he will be off from the platform for sometime. He shared a picture with a view of his verandah and wrote: "Going off social media for sometime… will see you soon." Parth recently took to social media and opened up about battling depression during the lockdown. This came soon after the actor resumed shoot for his show Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

Indian Idol judge and popular singer Neha Kakkar couldn't take the negativity after Sushant Singh Rajput's demise. It is the hatred, nepotism and jealousy among a sea of other emotions that made her quit social media briefly. She wrote, "Going back to sleep! Plz wake me up when there's a better world. The world where there's Freedom, Love, Respect, Care, Fun, Acceptance, Good People. Not Hatred, Nepotism, Jealousy, Judgements, Bossy People, Hitlers,Murders, Suicides, Bad People. Good Night!!!! Don’t worry I’m not dying. Loll just going away for a couple of days." (Photo: Instagram)

Kasautii Zindagi Kay fame Erica Fernandes took a break from social media to detox. As her picture suggests, she wanted to be away from the noise and spend time with herself and her loved ones. While she did not announce her going away from social media, she did inform her followers about her return. She wrote, "Was away from Social media and my phone for a while now. Was the best time to do this and was the best thing to do . It is really a refreshing change. Now m back." (Photo: Instagram)

It is in the month of May that Bade Achhe Lagte Hain fame Chahatt Khanna, who has been living separately from her husband, got criticised by trolls for being a single mother to daughters Zohar and Amaira. Even though she gave it back to her haters, the excess negativity got to the actress and she decided to take a break from social media. Talking about quitting social media, Chahatt told TOI back then, "I have temporarily deactivated my account because I am busy like a 'donkey' for my new tender and this is going to be for another 10-12 days. Firstly, I won't be able to use social media and I also don't have time for this. Secondly, it had become too much for me. Social media is a platform where you can put forth your opinion and people did not have a great opinion about me on social media. So, I thought that 'Bahut zyada ho raha hai.' So, I took a break. I will be back soon when I have time for it." (Photo: Instagram)

Post the news of her break up with Rithvik Dhanjani, Pavitra Rishta fame Asha Negi decided to take a break from her social media account. Well like Erica, she went off Instagram for a bit to detox. She wrote alongside her post, "Switch off to switch on. See you all in a few days #socialmediadetox." (Photo: Instagram)

During the lockdown, most of the TV celebs found social media a good way to connect with their fans, but RadhaKrishn's Sumedh instead deleted his Instagram account. The actor wanted to take a break and detox. (Photo: Instagram)

Last year Sasural Genda Phool fame Jay Soni withdrew from not only social media but also attending parties. In fact, he went on to delete all his pictures from his Instagram account which left many surprised. The actor chose to keep the reason behind his missing-in-action to himself. (Photo: Instagram)

Actress Nisha Rawal, who is quite active on social media, took a break from Instagram due to the excessive churning of content. Nisha felt the need to take a break from all the rush and went off social media for a bit to rejuvenate. (Photo: Instagram)