Alia Bhatt Shares Cryptic Post After Condemning Kangana Ranaut Slap Incident: 'Integrity Is What...'

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has shared a cryptic post talking about “integrity” on her Instagram story. Her post comes days after she extended her support to Kangana Ranaut, who was slapped by a CISF woman constable at Chandigarh airport. Alia liked a post which condemned the slap incident. Her reaction came as a shocker for many as Kangana has often given controversial statements against Alia.

On Tuesday, Alia reposted a quote by football coach Tony Dungy from Branden Collinsworth’s Instagram page. The quote read: “Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; it’s doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage. Integrity is keeping your word. It’s an internal compass, a rudder that directs you where you know you should go when everything around you is pulling you in a different direction. Some people think reputation is the same as integrity, but they are two different things. Your reputation is the public perception of your integrity. Because it’s other people’s opinions of you, it may or may not be accurate. Others determine your reputation, but only you determine your integrity.” Alia shared the post alongside a heart hands emoji.

Journalist Faye D’Souza recently penned a post condemning the slap incident involving Kangana and the CISF constable, and Alia liked it. The post read, “With reference to the incident of MP Kangana Ranaut being slapped at an airport, violence can never be the answer. Especially not in our country that was born out of Gandhi’s ideals of non- violence. It doesn’t matter how much we disagree with views and statements made by someone, we cannot react with violence and we should not condone it. It is particularly dangerous when security personnel react violently while in uniform. Imagine, over the last ten years, if those of us who questioned power were assaulted at airports by constables who were in agreement with that power.”

Over the years, Kangana has not shied away from criticising Alia. During the release of Gully Boy, Kangana gave a negative review to Alia’s performance in the film. In 2019, Kangana called Alia’s Gully Boy performance ‘mediocre.’ She told the paparazzi, “I am embarrassed… What is there to beat in Gully Boy Performance… same snappy muh phat girl… Bollywood’s idea of a fiery girl, woman empowerment and good acting, spare me this embarrassment, please.”