Having none of it

Video content creation has undergone a dramatic change in a bid to cater to what serves the ‘algorithm’, with content that critiques celebrities being among the formats known to gain traction. Alia Bhatt, however, is in no mood to entertain gossip about herself. The actor recently lashed out at those who’ve criticised her physical appearance. “This is beyond ridiculous,” she set the tone in an Instagram post. “To the random video floating around claiming I’ve had Botox gone wrong, and to the numerous articles [stating] I have a crooked smile and a weird way of speaking, this is your hypercritical, microscopic judgment of a human face. You’re confidently tossing around scientific explanations, claiming I’m paralysed on one side? These are serious claims being casually thrown out there with zero proof. You’re influencing young, impressionable minds who might actually believe this garbage.” The video appeared to point towards a facial aesthetic expert who apparently responded, stating, “It’s just a personal judgment.”