Alia Bhatt REACTS To Trolling On Her Marriage With Ranbir Kapoor: 'Jo Bolna Hai Bolo, Lies Are...'

Since her debut in 2012, Alia Bhatt has had an illustrious career in Bollywood, marked by mostly hit films. From films like Highway and Gangubai Kathiawadi to Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and 2 States, the actress has expressed her acting range in many diverse roles. However, with a career as illustrious as Alia’s she is often also subjected to trolling online. From her marriage with Ranbir Kapoor to what she looks like in campaigns, most aspects of her life as subjected to scrutiny.

Recently, at the Hindustan Times’ summit, Alia spoke about getting hate online and seemingly hit back at trolls for taking a dig at her multiple times, especially this year. She was asked if excessive trolling about her married life and public appearances angered her.

Alia said, “I think I’ve grown into a person who genuinely feels that I have nothing to complain about. I don’t think it’s fair with the position I am in, maybe the privilege that I have, it doesn’t look nice for me… I don’t feel that that’s correct. So, even though maybe sometimes you don’t want to read nasty things about you or your relationships or your family, I’m not going to ever fight with my audience… As long as my movies are doing well and I’m entertaining them, when I say I’m grateful for all the love, these are the moments that I have to show my gratitude. I am who I am because of the audience.

She continued, “I also think it’s important to differentiate between constructive criticism and endless hate because a person can just look at me and not like my face. I can’t do anything about it… I’ve never experienced any kind of troll or negativity upfront. That’s what I choose to focus on. If there is some chatter, I hope it dies down and we move forward.”

“I am a human being, I am bound to say maybe four stupid things in public and people may make fun of that. I may also say 14 intelligent things, but sometimes negativity travels faster than positivity. I believe in the larger picture… Love conquers all,” Alia added.

“It’s not like nobody is unfazed by negative comments. You have moments of vulnerability… You may even feel regret. I’ve become a more private person as a result. But it’s not like you’re going to fault anyone. I’ve never in my life said that you can’t say this about me or don’t say that about me. Sometimes lies, complete lies are spoken. I’ve never said anything back because I believe that’s not the way I want to conduct myself. I’m openly going to be vulnerable and kind and accepting ki jo bolna hai bolo, as long as you’re enjoying my movies,” she concluded.