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Aakash Mehta To Make His Netflix Debut On Reality Show ‘Social Currency’

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 21 June 2023 2 mins read

Aakash Mehta gets candid about his Netflix debut on social media influencer reality TV show 'Social Currency', premiering on 22 June.

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Aakash Mehta is all set to make his Netflix debut tomorrow. But itโ€™s not the usual standup special announcement. The comedian is going to be part of a reality show titled Social Currency where eight influencers go head-to-head in a series of challenges across 21 days. Shot in Goa, the winner of the show is titled โ€˜Top Influencerโ€™ and will pick up a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh. Other contestants on the show are Parth Samthaan, Bhavin Bhanushali, Ruhi Singh, Vagmita Singh, Rowhi Rai, Mridul Madhok and Sakshi Chopra.

This was Mehtaโ€™s first time on a reality show and he said it was an extremely educational process. โ€œIt’s weird, man, when you go on a reality show without watching any reality show ever,โ€ he told DeadAnt. โ€œLike, I went in thinking that I am not going to understand this at all and came out realising I do understand it but choose to be away from it. Sach mein survival challenge ho gaya yeh. It was very insightful.โ€

It wasnโ€™t all smooth sailing though. As a comedian, Mehta was always looking for the laughs. โ€œBut when you are a comedian stuck with seven people for 21 days and nobody gets your jokesโ€”man!โ€ he exclaimed. โ€œI really started to doubt myself. Like main poora kho gaya. Even on an economic level, ki Iโ€™m never making more money than these influencers,โ€ he said.

This was also the longest break the comedian took from the stage and it started to take its toll on him. โ€œStand up is how I make sense of the world and not being able to do it just started depressing me,โ€ he said. โ€œPar Netflix ko kaun mana karta hai, yaar? Maybe this will encourage them into giving me a special,โ€ he added.

Mehta is looking forward to the audienceโ€™s reactions. He revealed that a lot of people have called him a sell-out for taking up this gig. โ€œThese are not even people who have commented or bought tickets before,โ€ he said. “Naye log aake ‘sell-out’ bol rahe hain. See, you either do a reality show at the beginning of your career or towards the end. Maine aise hi karliya, yaar. And I would rather be a sell-out than a nobody at this point of my career. Toh sab g**nd marao. I have a wife and EMIs. Happy to be a sell-out,โ€ he told us.

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