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Alia Bhatt and family respond to the dumb Alia' memes
Vickey Lalwani
Posted On Monday, May 12, 2014 at 02:39:22 AM
When the trio was asked to name the President of India, Varun said Manmohan Singh, Alia replied Prithviraj Chauhan and Sidharth was the only one to get it right with Pranab Mukherjee. The clip of Alia's answer went viral, giving birth to the memes. As soon as the first page of Alia jokes was created on Facebook, it saw around 100 thousand likes' within 24 hours. When Mirror contacted the Bhatt family to find out how they are coping with the online onslaught, the actress' mother Soni Razdan said, "I think Alia signed up for praise and criticism both when she signed her first film, Student Of The Year." Alia's father Mahesh Bhatt said that his 21-year old daughter is being targeted because her films so far (Student Of The Year, Highway, 2 States) have all been successful. "Success has a price tag, it doesn't come for free. Alia has tasted phenomenal success before turning 21. When you become a marketable commodity, such jokes are an occupational hazard. Bigger stars who have been in the business for years have not been spared. Even Prime Ministers have been targeted by the amusement seeking lot in the virtual world," he reasoned. The jokes refuse to die down and Mahesh adds with a tinge of concern, "If somebody is making Alia a part of their entertainment, how can she object to it unless it crosses the limits of decency?" But the beti is thinking slightly different. She questions, why her friend Varun, who also gave the wrong answer, has been spared. "Varun ko target nahin kiya gaya. He and I have even spoken about this, maybe his answer was inaudible while mine was not," she says. "He got his redemption for his faux pas in a recent interview when he went on to rattle off the last five Presidents of India correctly. I don't think I'll get a second chance." "I can laugh at myself. Yes, the jokes are funny," concluded Alia. |
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