Actress Alia Bhatt turned host for the first time at the Screen Awards on Sunday (April 5). Dressed in a crisp black three-piece tuxedo by Gaurav Gupta, she faced massive backlash on social media for her
alleged 'overacting'. She also shared the stage with comedian Zakir Khan and actor Sunil Grover. Netizens felt she sounded 'high-pitched' and 'nervous' during her debut hosting stint, with many saying her jokes did not land and failed to make the audience laugh.
Alia Bhatt Trolled
In a video shared by SCREEN's official Instagram page (@ieentertainment), Alia faced trolling in the comments section while speaking about Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar, Saiyaara, Mohit Suri, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, joking about how she has been shooting for Love & War for years now.
Check it out:
Netizens React
A user commented, "Why she is making so many faces?" Another wrote, "Trying so hard, what a clown! Look at the flat reactions”, and “She's trying sp hard… but has failed miserably."
A third comment read, "Second hand embarrassment." Another comment read, "Comedic timing - 0" "It funny?? Look all faces it say like kitna bakwas bolti hain yeh." "She is struggling and nervous. Let actors do what they are best at," another comment read.
"Wtf did i listen ... nonsense...," said another user.
