New Delhi, May 18 -- Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt faced severe criticism over her Cannes 2026 appearance. After she was seen responding to trolls, now her mother Soni Razdan responded to her viral video.

Soni Razdan reacted to a post defending Alia Bhatt on Instagram.

Shared by writer Shunali Khullar Shroff, the post read, "Alia Bhatt at Cannes, our bruised national pride over imagined slights, and then glee that a female star was shown her place - some thoughts. #cannes2026."

In a long note, the writer added, "Alia Bhatt wasn't ignored at Cannes. But India revealed something about itself. A clip went viral showing photographers distracted while Alia posed at Cannes. Within minutes, the internet decided: 'She got snubbed, the West doesn'...