India, June 23 -- Actor Rana Daggubati, who recently returned with season 2 of the web show Rana Naidu, continues to balance his presence between the big screen and the OTT space. No stranger to long-form storytelling - having made his streaming debut in 2023 - Rana says he has developed a measured understanding of cynicism often disguised as opinion - and how to rise above it. "Art has to disturb the guys who are comfortable and create some kind of satisfaction to those who are disturbed and I believe in that," says Rana, as he goes on to talk about online trolling.

Sharing how he remains unfazed by online negativity, the 40-year-old says, "Commenting is everybody's job and social media is a real thing. Everyone feels the need to say so...