Jaya Bachchan once BLAMED the internet for 'anxiety attacks'; Shweta Bachchan argued, saying 'It was always there'
is a celebrated Indian actress and politician, known for her powerful performances in films like 'Guddi', 'Abhimaan' and 'Mili'. She has never shied away from speaking her mind, often making headlines for her blunt views on social issues, media and the changing times.
'Validation comes from your phone'
In a past episode of her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda's podcast 'What The Hell Navya', the 'Zanjeer' actess opened up about her concerns around how today's younger generation is becoming increasingly dependent on digital validation. 'Navya, what happens among your generation is that 'answer to the calls quickly, reply to texts quickly'. You get your validation from what you see on the internet and your phone," she said.
The 'Silsila' actress added that this constant checking makes stress levels shoot up. 'Are we looking nice? Are we thinking correctly? If you are saying the right thing? All this increases your stress levels," she added.
'We hadn't heard of an anxiety attack'
When Navya asked if the internet had made her generation more stressed, the 'Sholay' actress didn't hold back. 'Definitely," she replied.
Jaya
then shared how words like 'anxiety attack' didn't even exist when she was younger.
'We hadn't heard of an anxiety attack when we were kids. Let alone our childhood, we never heard it in our midlife also," she said.
The 'Kora Kagaz' actress felt that today's young people are under pressure from 'too much information' about looks, beauty tricks and what others are doing, which only makes things worse.
Shweta Bachchan
says anxiety was always there
But Jaya's daughter, Shweta Bachchan, didn't fully agree. She felt that anxiety was always around — it just wasn't spoken about before. 'Anxiety was always there. It's now more identifiable. It's more spoken about," Shweta said.
She even pointed out that Jaya herself has felt anxious. 'It's just more vocal," Shweta added, hinting that now people are more open to talking about what's troubling them.
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