One Face in India, Another in Cannes: Alia Bhatt’s Hypocrisy Just Got Caught on Camera and It’s Brutal
This is peak bollywood nepo delusion caught red-handed. In India, alia bhatt proudly soaks up the glory when people call her “Lady amitabh Bachchan” after Gangubai Kathiawadi — a full-on mass entertainer that smashed box offices. Fast-forward to her international interviews, and the script completely flips.
Now she’s whining that in India, women are forced to “cater to the masses” because the movie-going audience is mostly male, while hollywood drops female-led blockbusters like Barbie and The Devil Wears Prada. Same woman. Two completely different stories. The clown emojis write themselves.
First, Gangubai wasn’t some niche feminist film — it was a big, loud, commercial entertainer that needed the exact “male masses” she’s now blaming.
Second, she’s happily riding the “Lady Amitabh” title at home for clout, then runs abroad and acts like the indian audience is the problem holding women back. Pick a lane.
Third, Barbie and Devil Wears Prada made money because they were actually good and entertaining — not because they ignored men. indian women go to theatres too when the film is worth their time and money.
Fourth, this isn’t “speaking truth to power.” This is classic nepo blame-shifting: take credit when it works, blame the audience when it doesn’t.
Bottom line: alia wants the global feminist points without losing the indian superstar perks. The internet isn’t buying the two-data-faced act anymore. You can’t eat your massy cake and cry about the masses at the same time.