Celebrity Well-Being: Evaluating Psychosocial Challenges in Soha Ali Khan’s The Perils of Being Moderately Famous

Abstract

People who are born into well-known families and moderately famous in the public image deal with emotional and mental struggles. The study explore the Social and psychological dimensions of moderately famous individuals in Soha Ali Khan’s The Perils of Being Moderately Famous (Khan 2021). The study investigates how individuals manage internal conflicts such as their identity confusion with role strain and the pressures of social comparison as they belong to the family with legacy in public perception. The study uses Tajfel and Turner’s Social Identity Theory (Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. 1979) to explore the conflict between personal ambitions and the societal expectations. The psychosocial issues with celebrities causes confusion between self-concept in family and outside of socio dynamics. The struggle remains side by side to an individual for a clear identity in well-known families as well as in public image. The study highlight mental and emotional toll of fame which contribute to uncover psychosocial challenges and psychological well-being.