Singer Kanika Kapoor has opened up about her experience of being ridiculed in the media and trolled online, after she became one of the first Indian celebrities who tested positive for Covid-19. "It was a tough time. It was more shocking than anything else, to see people just say anything without knowing the reality of the situation," Kanika tells IANS.

Last year, after the 42-year-old had announced testing positive for coronavirus for the first time, it was reported that the singer-songwriter had attended high-profile parties, instead of going into isolation after arriving from London. She had faced flak for not revealing her travel history and the Uttar Pradesh government had filed a case against her.