Former TikTok stars now eye acting jobs

NEW DELHI: Cashing in on their popularity among online audiences, a bunch of TikTok influencers have taken on acting roles in upcoming movies and web series. In June, the Indian government had banned the Chinese app, including 59 others, following India-China face-off in the Galwan Valley.

While two popular faces — Faizal Shaikh, a fashion influencer, and Ruhi Singh (actor and dancers) — will be seen in ALTBalaji’s ‘Bang Baang-The Sound of Crimes’, Sachin Tiwari from Uttar Pradesh has been cast in a film called ‘Suicide or Murder: A Star was Lost’ inspired by the life of Sushant Singh Rajput, thanks to his strong resemblance to the late actor. Famous TikToker Vishal Parekh is all set to make his screen debut in a Gujarati web show called ‘Prem Pooja’. Both Tiwari and Parekh were popular for dialogue skills.