India, Sept. 13 -- Malayalam and Tamil actor Aishwarya Lekshmi has decided to quit social media. The actor pointed out in a note on her Instagram stories that she was tired of catering to the image of what she is expected to be. Instead, she wrote that she chose to quit to focus on her life and career instead. Here's what she said.

Aishwarya wrote that for a long time, she 'subscribed' to the idea that social media was needed for her career as an actor. "For the longest time, I subscribed to the idea that social media is much needed to keep me in the game. I thought it necessary to move with the times, especially considering the nature of the industry we are in," she wrote, adding, "Somehow, something that was told would cater to us have...