Mumbai, July 5 -- The buzz around Alpha is getting messier by the day. After the trailer faced heavy trolling and constant comparisons with Dhurandhar, another controversy has now entered the chat.

Screenshots claiming that Pakistani stars Mahira Khan and Iqra Aziz praised Alia Bhatt's upcoming film Alpha are going viral on social media. One fake story, made in Iqra's name, reads, "Must watch movie guys. Our reply for Dhurandhar." Another screenshot, using Mahira Khan's name, says, "Loved it. Finally old Bollywood which we grew up watching is back on track."

But social media users were quick to call out the posts as fake.

Fake praise or PR stunt?

Several users believe the screenshots were created to show that even Pakistani celebritie...