"He's Genuinely...": Alia Bhatt On Lipstick Controversy And Ranbir Kapoor Being Labelled "Toxic"
'Koffee With Karan 8': Alia Bhatt opened up about the hate Ranbir Kapoor received after her viral lipstick comment.
Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan recently made an appearance on Karan Johar’s uber-popular chat show ‘Koffee With Karan 8’. The duo spoke candidly about their personal and professional lives, and both of them addressed several topics while talking to host Karan Johar. In the episode, Karan Johar asked Alia Bhatt about the constant trolling she and her husband Ranbir Kapoor are subjected to. Alia Bhatt also addressed her recent “lipstick” controversy after which certain people on social media described Ranbir Kapoor as a “red-flag” and a “toxic” partner.
For the unversed, Ranbir Kapoor received a lot of flak on social media after Alia Bhatt said in a clip that Ranbir does not like her wearing lipstick as he likes the natural colour of her lips.
Addressing the controversy on the fourth episode of 'Koffee With Karan 8', Alia Bhatt said, “I have a candid way of speaking. When I am talking about anything in life, I imitate the person I'm talking about, I like to give anecdotes. I like to make it personal. I feel a lot of the things get picked out of context which happened recently with a video. I was looking and my team told me, This is spiralling out of hand. And I was like Okay, fine. Let it go. People will say things all the time.”
“But then I realised there are serious articles talking about how he is a toxic man. Are we serious? There are many issues in the world to talk about and give more attention towards than talking about something that I said in a completely different context. The only reason I felt bad or I feel bad is if people misunderstand because he's genuinely the opposite,” she added.
Speaking further about the same, Alia Bhatt said, “There is also a line which I feel is being crossed. You cannot say anything, people can say what they want. Ranbir says, "Alia, the audience owns you. They can say what the hell they want about you. As long as your movies are doing well, please do not complain, sitting in your apartment in Bandra.”
Earlier, Ranbir Kapoor had also broken his silence on the criticism he received after Alia Bhatt’s lipstick comment.
“Recently, I was reading some article about being toxic and something relating to some statement I made and I understand this. And I am on the side of the people who are fighting for the toxic masculinity, if they use me as the face of it, it’s fine because their fight is bigger than just me feeling sad about them having an opinion about what I said. I look at a larger picture,” Ranbir Kapoor had said.
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor got married in 2022 and have a daughter named Raha. She turned 1 recently.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen next in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's ‘Animal’, scheduled for release on December 1.
Talking about Alia Bhatt, she will next be seen in ‘Jigra’, which is being directed by Vasan Bala, and co-produced by Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar.
