India, May 13 -- Actor Alia Bhatt is no stranger to red carpets. The actor dazzled at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in a vibrant coral-peach gown by Tamara Ralph, paired with a chiffon scarf. However, she faced online trolls over a clip that surfaced on social media, where she was allegedly ignored by the international paparazzi. Actor Aly Goni has called the unnecessary trolling 'sad' and said that we must try to celebrate when an Indian actor represents the country at such a prestigious festival.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, Aly shared a clip of Alia posing on the red carpet at Cannes. The trolls said it was embarrassing how Alia was ignored. Aly defended Alia and wrote in the caption, "It's sad when our own people try to pull down...