If you don’t like me, don’t watch me: Alia Bhatt says her films are enough for nepotism trolls

In a conversation with Mid Day about how the actor deals with nepotism debates and trolling, she said, “There are two ways of dealing with it. One is controlled and I can prove my worth in my space. I believed the only way I could shut the conversation down is through my movies. So, don’t respond, don’t feel bad. Of course, I felt bad. But feeling bad is a small price to pay for the work that you are respected and loved for. I shut up, went home and did my work. I delivered a film like Gangubai Kathiawadi. ”

Adding that she can’t always defend herself verbally to everyone, she exclaimed, “So, who’s having the last laugh? At least until I deliver my next flop? For now, I am laughing! At the end of the day, use that to fuel your work. I can’t keep defending myself verbally. And if you don’t like me, don’t watch me. I can’t help it. That’s something I can’t do (anything about]. People have something to say. Hopefully, I will prove to them with my movies that I am actually worth the space I occupy.”

Bhatt was adamant that she won’t feel embarrassed about how hard her father worked and where she was born. “How can I control where I am born? How can I control what my parents were doing? You want me to feel embarrassed for the hard work my father did. It comes easier to me, yes, but I am also working hard for the work that I got.”

Following the same suit as his father, Mahesh Bhatt, the Darlings actor, who’s a mother-to-be,  added that if her child would want to pursue acting, she would tell them that they need to work hard, and things won’t be easy.

On the work front, Bhatt was recently seen in the Netflix original film Darlings with Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma. Her upcoming film, Brahmastra is scheduled for a theatrical release on September 9. The Ayan Mukerji directorial will see Bhatt with husband Ranbir Kapoor along with stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna.