'New way to promote movie' : Alia Bhatt helping a paparazzi with his shoe leaves netizens divided

Alia Bhatt was yesterday (July 13) spotted by the paparazzi leaving a restaurant with her mother Soni Razdan and her sister Shaheen Bhatt. However, now a viral video shows that she spotted a shoe lying on the streetside which belonged to one of the paparazzi. The actress grabbed many eyeballs when she went on to pick up the shoe from her own hands from the streets.

Talking about the same, the video shows Alia Bhatt exiting the restaurant with her mother. The actress was seen in a casual blue and white full-sleeved tee along with dark blue pants. On the way, she spotted a shoe lying at the side of the street and enquired to whom does it belong. The paparazzi hinted to her that it belongs to one of them but not to bother about them. But the Student Of The Year actress bends down to pick up the same and gives it to the photographer to wear it. The shutterbugs were visibly surprised and were seen asking Alia not to touch it. Take a look at the video.

Now, this video of Alia Bhatt has left netizens hugely divided. While some think it is just a publicity stunt to promote her upcoming film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, others felt that she is genuinely a kind-hearted person. One of the netizens stated, “New way to promote movie” while others said, “Achchi baat hain yeh. Par yeh Koi next film Hit hone ki stunt na ho.” A user went on to add, “10 bar haath wash kiya hoga.” However, some fans praised her gesture saying, “It's really so sweet of her... seriously so down to earth.” Another fan added, “She's so Lovely and Humble agar koi aur actress hoti toh bolti ewww that's why Alia is my fav.” Another fan added, “She is always nice to everyone but PPL troll her unnecessarily but she always keeps smiling and focus on her work and family.”

On the work front, Alia Bhatt’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani will be released on July 28. 2023. She stars alongside Ranveer Singh in the same. The movie has been directed by Karan Johar.