India, Oct. 26 -- Actor and content creator Ishitta Arun has come under heavy criticism after a video surfaced showing her smiling and laughing at her uncle Piyush Pandey's funeral. Responding to the backlash, Ishitta defended herself, saying that grief cannot be scripted or staged.

In a video from the funeral, Ishitta was seen conversing and smiling with other attendees. The clip caught everyone's attention on social media, drawing criticism from several social media users who slammed her for behaving inappropriately for the somber occasion.

On Sunday, Ishitta took to Instagram Stories to hit back at the trolls, and share her side of the story. She explained that the moment captured in the video was about remembering and celebrating Pi...