There will always be those who dont like what I do Alia Bhatt responds to criticism for Badrinath Ki Dulhania

14 Mar 2017

Among other things,ShashankKhaitans BadrinathKiDulhania has been accused of misogyny and encouraging stalking. Alia Bhattwho plays the object ofVarunDhawans (unwanted) attention is unfazed by the criticism. No matter what I do therell always be people who disapprove and express their dislike vocally. My father (filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt ) calls it an occupational hazard. Ivelearntto live with criticism early in my career. I see it as a chance to improve myself. As for Varun Dhawan s character stalking Alia Bhatt in BadrinathKiDulhania she reiterates very strongly, No, he doesnt play a stalker. Badriis not stalkingVaidehi. From the beginning we were very clear on this. Varunwouldnt play a stalker. And I wouldnt encourage that kind of attention. Yes the couple have their issues. But she is in love with him all the same. Alia Bhatt plays a runaway bride in BadrinathKiDulhania , a situation she wasnt comfortable being in as an actor. I kept asking our director ShashankKhaitan, how could she do this? But I guess my character Vaidehi had her dreams. Maybe her timing to fly with her dreams sucked. Hotahai. I tell Alia this is her first full-fledged latka-jhatka role, and she corrects me. No , Humpty Sharma KiDulhania was my first latka-jhatka role. I had fun doing that. I had even more fun doing Badrinath.But I remember during Humpty I couldnt get one of the dance steps right. No matter what I did our choreographerGanesh Master (Acharya) was not happy with that step until I realized I was being too subtle with that step. The dance steps in BadrinathKiDulhania remind us ofGovindaandRaveenaTandon. Alia Bhatt laughs, It wasnt intentional. But yes, if our movements give off those vibes it is because we grew up watching them and we love those films.