Hyderabad, July 23 -- For weeks, students across India have been demanding answers over the NEET paper leak. They marched, sat on hunger strikes and faced lathis and tear gas while fighting for something as basic as a fair examination system. Yet, much of Bollywood remained comfortably silent.

That silence suddenly broke after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the controversy, called paper leaks a "grave sin" and promised strict action against those responsible. Within hours, Instagram began filling up with carefully worded notes from celebrities supporting the students and praising their courage.

Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mouni Roy, Ananya Panday, Sara Ali Khan, R Madhavan, Sania Mirza, Twinkle Khanna and Ibrahim Ali Khan w...