Supporting Deepika Padukone: Alia Bhatt Speaks Out Against Trolling Over Baby Bump

Alia Bhatt defends Deepika Padukone against online trolls criticizing her baby bump appearance. Read more about Alia’s support.

Deepika Padukone has been getting a lot of mean comments online because people think she’s faking her baby bump. She hasn’t said anything about it yet, but her friend Alia Bhatt has come to her defense.

Earlier this week, Deepika proudly showed off her baby bump when she went to vote in the Mumbai Lok Sabha Election with her husband, Ranveer Singh. Pictures of her at the polling station went viral online, but unfortunately, some mean people on social media made fun of her body.

All The Hate Comments On The Post

One user wrote, “She is not pregnant. This is embarrassing”, while another commented, “Chal kiu rahi esyyy abi itna b baby bump bahar nai aya (Why is she walking like that, the bump isn’t that big yet).”

Posts Coming in Support Of Deepika

As the chatter of the trolls grew louder on social media, journalist Faye D’Souza, took to Instagram to support Deepika.

In her post, Faye wrote, “Dear social media, Deepika Padukone stepped out to do her democratic duty and vote. She did not ask for your feedback on her body or her pregnancy. You have no right to comment on any aspect of her life. Stop it. Behave.”

Celebrities Standing Up For Deepika

Several other celebrities stood up for Deepika. Alia was quick to ‘like’ the post. In fact, Alia’s sisters Pooja Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt along with mother Soni Razdan were also in agreement, and liked the post too.

Actor Shruti Seth also reacted to the post, writing, “Luckily @deepikapadukone is too busy taking over the world to give a damn! She’s walking all over their damn opinions.” Actor Tina Datta said, “Exactly! People have lost it”.

Fan base Supporting Deepika

One user wrote, “After the hate Alia got, I can see her empathising with DP (everyone sympathises but Alia went through the speculations too, so can personally relate).”

“This is the time they need to be supportive! It’s just too personal to stoop at this level and interfere. Opinions by strangers on herself is the last thing she needs right now. Hope the baby and mama and dad are all okay and living every moment,” wrote another.

Deepika and Ranveer, who have been married for almost 6 years, are pregnant. Their little bundle of joy is set to arrive in September 2024.

Alia Too Got Hatred For Her Posts

In 2022, Alia got a lot of hate on social media after she shared a cute Instagram post about being pregnant. The post had a picture of an ultrasound with a big heart emoji covering part of it, and you could see the back of her husband Ranbir Kapoor’s head in the photo too.

Alia got super mad when she saw a post on Instagram from a news site. The post said that Alia’s movie shoots were being pushed back because she’s pregnant. It also mentioned that Ranbir Kapoor might have to fly to the UK to bring Alia back home.

Responding to the post, Alia wrote, “Meanwhile we still live in some people’s heads. We still live in a patriarchal world. FYI, nothing has gotten delayed. No one needs to pick anyone up. I am a woman, not a parcel. I do not need to rest at all but good to know you’ll have a doctor’s certification as well. This is 2022. Can we please get out of this archaic way of thinking? Now if you would excuse me. My shot is ready.”