- Alia Bhatt faced trolling over a Cannes video where photographers ignored her presence
- Ameesha Patel criticised Indian trolling culture targeting celebrities at major events
- Ameesha highlighted that Indian actors face harsher trolling by their own people than Hollywood stars
Alia Bhatt recently attended the Cannes Film Festival. Though she stunned fans with her gorgeous looks, one video in particular went viral and invited some backlash. The actress was trolled over the video in which she was seemingly not recognised by the media. Social media users claimed that photographers appeared to be focused on other celebrities instead of taking her pictures. Now, in the wake of this, Ameesha Patel seemed to take a stand for the actress as she slammed the trolling culture.
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Ameesha Patel wrote two tweets. In the first tweet, the actress wrote, "Recent activities have clearly made it evident that our own INDIAN mentality has become to pull others down. We call ourselves one nation and united-but are we actually?"
Recent activities have clearly made it evident that our own INDIAN mentality has become to pull others down .. we call ourselves as ONE nation and united- but are we actually ?
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) May 17, 2026
In another tweet, Ameesha wrote, "Actors here in INDIA are more badly trolled by our own people than Hollywood stars are within their country by their own people, which is so sad! Whether it's an Indian star's appearance or attire at big events, they sadly become targets of their own people! Such a shame!"
Actors here in INDIA
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) May 17, 2026
r more badly trolled by our own people than Hollywood stars are within their country from their own people which is so sad !Whether it's a Indain stars appearance or attire at big events they sadly become targets of their own people! Such a shame!
The 79th Cannes Film Festival started on May 12 and is scheduled to run until May 23.
Alia herself addressed the trolling. After posting a reel of her custom ivory silk saree-gown from Cannes, one user commented, "What a pity, no one noticed you," followed by a laughing emoji. Alia replied, "Why pity, love? You noticed me :)"
Alia Bhatt Gets Trolled Online
Alia was subjected to online trolling over a viral clip from the Cannes Film Festival 2026. The viral clip showed Alia posing confidently on the Cannes red carpet, smiling, waving, and blowing kisses. However, social media users claimed that photographers appeared to be focused on other celebrities instead of clicking her pictures.
Alia Bhatt was waving and blowing kisses on the Cannes red carpet, but not a single photographer seemed interested in clicking her photos.😭 pic.twitter.com/BNqeZKzQ7G
— Aditya. (@Adityaverce) May 13, 2026
This marked Alia Bhatt's second consecutive appearance at the Cannes Film Festival as a global ambassador for L'Oréal Paris.
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