Alia Bhatt On Trolls: "I'm Human, Bound To Say 4 Stupid Things In Public"

The actress said that she has “never experienced any kind of troll or negativity upfront”

Alia Bhatt is the queen of our hearts. From playing Rani Chatterjee in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani to teaching us how to repeat outfits like a total pro, Alia never fails to make our hearts skip a beat. Now, the actress has opened up about how she deals with trolling and criticism. Alia, at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2023, said that “negativity travels faster.” The actress, who is celebrating her daughter Raha's first birthday today, added, “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.”

Talking about how she dealt with trolls in her initial days, Alia Bhatt said, “I have lived my life in the public eye. So, I have gone through different stages with any sort of scrutiny that I have faced. Maybe, initially, I was a little bit more defensive. Younger… More like…Aray why are they saying this? Later, maybe, I was a bit more dismissive…Like, forget it. No one cares. But I think I have grown into a person who genuinely feels that I have nothing to complain about. 

She continued, “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.