Did Alia Bhatt react to ‘boycott Bollywood’ for first time in cryptic post amid Pathaan

Actor Alia Bhatt has indirectly reacted to the ‘boycott Bollywood’ trend for the first time. She heaped praise on the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan. The actress said ‘love wins’ as she lauded the Pathaan success in a cryptic post. Taking to her Instagram stories, Alia Bhatt reacted to the ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend as she shares a cryptic message amidst the success of Pathaan.

Alia Bhatt shares cryptic post on ‘Bollywood boycott’ praising Pathaan success

On her Instagram stories, the Brahmastra actress shared the poster of Pathaan and wrote, “Because LOVE always wins.” Followed by the caption, Bhatt added a red heart icon. She reacted to the movie and said, “What a BLAST,” followed by a few fire emojis. Alia also tagged Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the post she shared on Instagram.

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Before Alia, filmmaker Karan Johar penned a long note, talking about the success of Pathaan. In his caption on Instagram, the filmmaker took a sly dig at the ‘boycott Bollywood’ trends.

An excerpt in the caption written by KJo read: “And love you BOLLYWOOD! You may have been slandered and “boycotted” but no one can deny that when you come into your own no one can stand in your way! PATHAAN MUBARAK to alll!!!!“

Check out the full tweet below:

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Pathaan box office success

Meanwhile, the film Pathaan received a phenomenal response from the audience, even before the release. The Siddharth Anand directorial made over 50 crore in the advance bookings and crushed all records. The action-packed movie collected approximately 56 crore nett, nationally. At the global box office, Pathaan crossed the 100 crore mark on the first day itself. The movie made approximately another 70 crore on the second day of the release, nationally.

Speaking of Pathaan, produced by Yash Raj Films, the movie features Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham in key roles. It also stars Salman Khan, reprising in his role of Tiger, in a cameo appearance.

Bollywood Bubble gave the movie Pathaan a rating of three and a half stars in the review. You can read the Pathaan review HERE.

Also Read: Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan shatters yet another record, crosses 100 crores on Day 2 in domestic market