Alia Bhatt took to Instagram on Friday to call out a fake video circulating online which claims that she has undergone a failed Botox surgery which has rendered a part of her face paralyzed. Alia smashed these claims and said that it is damaging and exhausting to see it being circulated.
Taking to Instagram stories, Alia said that she holds no judgement towards people who choose cosmetic corrections or surgery on their body as its everyone’s choice. “But wow, this is beyond ridiculous! To the random video floating around literally claiming I’ve had Botox gone wrong (and to the numerous clickbait articles) -I have a “crooked smile” and a “weird way of speaking,” according to you. This is your hypercritical, microscopic judgment of a human face. And now you’re confidently tossing around ‘scientific” explanations, claiming I’m paralysed on one side? Are you kidding me?,” she said.
She added, “These are serious claims being casually thrown out there with zero proof, no confirmation, and absolutely nothing to back it up. What’s worse, you’re influencing young, impressionable minds who might actually believe this garbage. Why are you saying this? For clickbait? Attention? Because none of it makes sense.”
The actor further expressed her concerns of how women are judged and objectified on the internet. “…our faces, bodies, personal lives, even our bumps are up for critique. We should be celebrating individuality, not tearing it apart under a microscope. These types of judgments perpetuate unrealistic standards, making people feel like they’re never “enough.” It’s damaging, and it’s exhausting.”
She also noted how its further saddening to see the judgement come from other women. “Whatever happened to “live and let live”? To “everyone has the right to their own choices”? Instead, we’ve become so accustomed to picking each other apart that it’s almost normalized. Meanwhile just another day of even through her entertainment with scripts made up by the Internet."
On the work front, Alia was seen in Vasan Bala’s Jigra which released in theatres on October 11. She is currently shooting for YRF’s spy universe film, Alpha.