Alia Bhatt can never be accused of being a nepo baby. Her talent is undeniable. Anyone who has watched Highway, or Udta Punjab, or even Gangubai Kathiawadi, will vouch for her acting chops. She has what it takes to be at the top of her game.

So, I am surprised that she isn’t the darling of social media. Ever since she goofed up on Koffee with Karan in 2013 for not knowing who the President of India was — in fact, what she said was that “Prithviraj Chauhan” was the President, she has earned the reputation of being an airhead. It’s 13 years later, and she still hasn’t been able to live it down. Maybe Karan wanted her to trip — why ask this question when you should have been asking her some random “kill, date, marry” type of question? Every interview of hers is scrutinised, and dissected — all with the lens of her being tone deaf, muhfat, and hence, saying silly things.