Alia Bhatt received a massive backlash after being addressed as 'Sita Ji' by the paps at the Mumbai airport.
Alia Bhatt is riding high in her professional career. After making her stunning debut at the Met Gala and becoming the face of Gucci, the actress is now all set to attend the Netflix Tudum 2023 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a cast member of her upcoming action spy thriller, Heart Of Stone. For the unversed, Alia Bhatt is all set to make her Hollywood debut with this film. However, on June 15, 2023, the actress was spotted at the Mumbai airport as she left for Brazil. As soon as she got out of her car, paps started addressing her as 'Sita', to which Alia reacted cutely. But it left the netizens unimpressed, making Alia the target of massive trolling.
For the unversed, several reports suggested that Alia Bhatt will be playing the role of 'Sita' alongside her husband Ranbir Kapoor, who will essay the role of 'Ram' in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. However, the paps addressed such rumours and started calling Alia Bhatt 'Sita'. A video of the same went viral on the internet, where Alia could be seen reacting cutely when paps addressed her as 'Sita Ji'.
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Watch the video here.
As soon as the video of paps addressing Alia Bhatt as 'Sita Ji' was posted by a paparazzo handle, certain sections of Internet users showered love upon the Gangubai Kathiawadi actress, while others started bombarding the comment section with nasty comments. Reacting to the video, one user wrote, "Do not insult or hurt anyone’s religious sentiments by calling such clown as a Sita Maa." Another user took to the comment section to drop, "Aisi ghatiya ladaki sita ji nahi ho sakati." Another comment can be read as "Not the right cast, I would say." Check out the comments below.
On June 15, 2023, Alia Bhatt was spotted at the airport as she left for Brazil. For her airport look, the actress kept it chic yet casual. Alia looked stunning as she opted for a heart-shaped cardigan and paired it with comfy denim pants. Raha's mommy flaunted her no-makeup look with a soft touch-up that included blushed cheeks and nude lipstick. However, what grabbed the attention was when Alia reacted cutely and tried to hide her face from the paps after being addressed as 'sita ma'am' and 'sita ji'.
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For the uninformed, Alia Bhatt got featured in Gucci's new global campaign. A video from the same made its way to social media, where Alia could be seen promoting the idea of Gender equality. The video showed Alia talking about Woman Empowerment. However, it didn't go well with the netizens, who then started trolling the actress for the way she was seen speaking. While a certain section of Internet users even assumed that Alia was just reading a script without any emotions, others took a dig at her for her views on gender equality.
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