Akanksha Chamola addressed criticism over her bisexuality revelation, saying her career should depend on her craft rather than sexuality. She also claimed her Tejasswi Prakash podcast was heavily edited, stressing that she shared personal experiences and never represented the queer community.

Farah Khan faced backlash after suggesting Shivangi Joshi may have shared her childhood abuse experience on Lock Upp to gain sympathy. Viewers criticised the filmmaker for questioning the authenticity of Shivangi’s traumatic revelation and called her comments insensitive