Alia Bhatt on being constantly trolled: Initially, I felt that people are just being too judgemental about one statement

By DNA
Published: October 5, 2015 9:20 AM IST

The Shaandaar actress talks about the President answer on Koffee With Karan and how the jokes affected her earlier but then she learnt to taken them in her stride. Read on!

Tiger Shroff and Alia Bhatt have something else in common apart from being industry kids and a glitzy debut. Another thing that connects them is the number of jokes and memes made on them.While jokes on Alia started after her boo-boo during the rapid fire round on Koffee With Karan, Tiger has been at the receiving end of barbs for his slightly effeminate looks — fair skin, long hair and pink lips. Do these jokes affect them? Also Read - Alia Bhatt a 'great support' for Ranbir Kapoor; sister-in-law Riddhima Kapoor Sahni lists out actress' endearing qualities as a bahu and partner

Alia answers, “Initially, I felt that people are just being too judgemental about one statement. I reacted each time I was made fun of.” But when she realised it wasn’t going to go away, the actress then found a way to deal with it. Also Read - Heeramandi Screening: Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth, Rashmika Mandanna and top best-dressed stars at red carpet event of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix series [View Pics]

She decided to laugh at herself along with the others. She responded with a video, in which she made fun of herself, “I decided to take it in my stride and just move on. Big deal! People will keep asking me these questions for life and I can’t let this thing affect me forever.” Also Read - Heeramandi Screening: Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday and more celebs grace the special show of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's show for Netflix [View Pics]

Now she has reached a stage where the jokes don’t bother her anymore. “They’re still making jokes about me. There has been no change there. But let them happen, because I credit a lot of my popularity to these jokes. I am famous in Singapore because of these jokes,” she laughs. “I don’t want people to change their outlook towards my films. They can think I am stupid, but just come and watch my films. That’s all.”

Tiger, on the other hand, has a point to prove.

“People say random things about me — he looks like a girl, he’s got pink lips, he must be gay and God knows what else. Initially, I was really dejected because of what was being written about me. But thanks to such criticism, I am working harder. I don’t want to be a part of the crowd and do what everyone else is doing. I would rather be in a zone of three-four people who are trying to do things differently. And slowly, the outlook of people towards me will change,” he adds. Aamir Khan, who’s the latest victim of online trolling should take a few lessons from these youngsters!

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ByDNA
Published: October 5, 2015 9:20 AM IST