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Alia Bhatt had generated buzz with her red-carpet appearances at Cannes film festival. However, alongside the appreciation, social media was flooded with comments mocking her fashion choices. Some users even claimed that a section of photographers appeared to ignore her during the event

Actress Alia Bhatt's Cannes Film Festival appearance may have won praise from many fans, but it also sparked a wave of criticism online. Now, film critic Anupama Chopra made a startling claim, suggesting that the trolling directed at the actress may not have been entirely organic.

The issue came up during Anupama Chopra's recent conversation with actor Shahid Kapoor. While discussing the growing pressure and insecurity within the entertainment industry, Anupama referred to the online negativity that followed Alia's Cannes outing.

The actress had generated buzz with her red-carpet appearances at the film festival. However, alongside the appreciation, social media was flooded with comments mocking her fashion choices. Some users even claimed that a section of photographers appeared to ignore her during the event.

Recalling what she witnessed at Cannes, Anupama said, “So, we were at Cannes, and one of the first interviews I did there was with Alia, and then over the successive few days, I watched just the awful, graceless trolling and conversation and negativity and all of that, right?”