India, May 7 -- Apurv Asrani has had enough of Instagram. The writer, known for penning the screenplay of acclaimed works such as Manoj Bajpayee's Aligarh (2015) and the web show Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors has announced that he is deactivating his personal account on the social media platform beginning May 8.

Talking to us, he says there's 'no space for authenticity or originality' on it today, "Social media today feels very different from what I originally signed up for. It used to be a space for expression and connection. now it increasingly feels controlled by algorithms, trends or even invisible business interests. I feel there's very little space left online for nuance, authenticity or originality. If I genuinely want to ...