Sona Mohapatra Supports Alia Bhatt Amid Trolling Over Award Show Hosting

She shared a video message on social media where she said, “I’m weighing in on the Alia Bhatt Awards monologue, which has been all over the place and being trolled. First things first, guys, it was live. Live means no retake, no edit, no filter, no rethink. And honestly, doing such authentic work in Bollywood is a big stunt. Most desi actors won’t even pick up that mic. She gave it a shot, and that itself is amazing.”

She continued, “It is brave. Secondly, let’s talk about the audience. Performance is not only on stage when it’s live. The audience and the room in front of you also have to perform. It’s their duty. And the Bollywood room, they are dead on arrival. I know I’ve performed in these rooms many times. I can give you the example of the Mijwan fashion show to illustrate. Shabana Azmi ji does it to raise funds for the Mijwan weavers. And it is full of stars, designer outfits, flashbulbs. Even when they’re around for a good cause, they’re like dead. Their vibes there will be, ‘My outfit is better than hers’, ‘Which important actor, director’s eye can I catch?’ And oh my God, it’s a tough, tough audience.”