India, Oct. 29 -- Actor Radhika Apte, in an interview with India Today, criticised online trolling of Alia Bhatt’s physique in the action film Alpha and questioned why female actors are scrutinised for their bodies when taking on action roles. The comments were reported as Apte promotes the crime thriller series Akka with Keerthy Suresh. The Hindustan Times report said Alpha faced criticism and failed at the box office.
Interview remarks on trolling and double standards
According to the report, Apte responded after being told that Bhatt had been trolled for not fitting the part of an action hero in Alpha. Apte was quoted as saying: “Your actors who are doing action have massive paunches and all, and Alia is bloody fit. I mean, please.”
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