Rishab Shetty, popularly known as the ‘Divine Star’ of Kannada cinema, has created a huge buzz on social media after making a surprising move on Instagram. Over the past few days, the actor slowly began unfollowing many accounts from his profile. Now, fans have noticed that he has almost cleared his entire following list. This unexpected step quickly went viral and sparked discussions among fans and film followers. Many people are wondering why the popular actor decided to unfollow so many people at once. The sudden change has become one of the most talked-about topics among Kannada cinema fans online.
Rishab Shetty’s followers list stuns fans
After unfollowing several people, Rishab Shetty is now following only three accounts on Instagram. One of them is his wife, Pragathi Shetty. The other two are his production company, Rishab Shetty Films, and the charity initiative, Rishab Shetty Foundation. Apart from these three accounts, the actor has unfollowed everyone else, including friends from the film industry and major production houses. The choice to unfollow surprised industry experts, as Rishab was quite close to a couple of his past and present colleagues. Moreover, fans have also been sharing images of the ‘unfollow’ on many social media platforms.
Fans speculate reasons behind the Instagram unfollow move
Rishab Shetty’s decision did not happen suddenly. Earlier, fans noticed that he unfollowed Hombale Films, the production house behind his blockbuster film ‘Kantara.’ After that, he also unfollowed some close friends from the industry, including Raj B. Shetty and actress Rukmini Vasanth. This gradually led to the actor removing almost everyone from his following list. Since then, several rumours have started circulating online. Some followers suspect that the actor is taking a hiatus from social media to stay away from distractions and concentrate on his project. Rishab Shetty or the concerned parties have not clarified the decision so far.
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Rishab Shetty continues to focus on his film projects
The latest Rishab Shetty Instagram post undeniably ignited curiosity, but the actor is increasingly busy with film work nowadays. His movie Kantara was a tremendous global success, receiving massive love and admiration from both fans and critics. For his next role, he will play Lord Hanuman in the movie Jai Hanumann, directed by Prasanth Varma, and he will also be featured in the historical movie The Pride of Bharat as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
