Ranbir Kapoor was recently criticised for making an “insensitive” joke on wife and ace actor Alia Bhatt’s recent pregnancy-related weight gain during a live interaction. Both the actors were promoting their first collaboration, ‘Barhmastra’ last week, when Ranbir pointed to Alia’s pregnant belly and commented on her weight gain. Some social media users questioned the actor’s sense of humour, and called his body-shaming “distasteful”.
In a recent interaction, the actors were seen discussing why they are not promoting their film ‘Brahmastra’ extensively. They were joined by the film’s director Ayan Mukerji. Alia had said, “We will do it (promote the film extensively). If you are asking why we are not phailoed (spreading) everywhere… right now our focus is…” when Ranbir Kapoor chimed in and said as he looked at Alia’s pregnancy belly, “Well, I can see somebody has phailoed.” After Alia looked shocked, Ranbir patted her back and said, “Joke.”
Fans reacted to the clip, and wrote “This is sad to watch.” Another person wrote, “That wasn’t funny at all.” A fan called it a “disgusting joke”, while another said, “Alia deserves better.” A fan also wrote, “That was a disgusting joke to say to a pregnant woman.” One also said, “It was distasteful and not very mature.”
Alia and Ranbir married on April 14, 2022, at their home in Mumbai. They recently unveiled a teaser of the ‘Brahmastra’ song ‘Dance Ka Bhoot'. The much-awaited film is slated to release on September 9. It also stars actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy in pivotal roles.
