Overview

• Gupta posted an Instagram video from an airport lounge captioned "Shorts wali desi girl," chatting about carrying homemade roti-roll snacks.
• A user commented that she should not show her legs because they were "not well toned" and compared her to a "dadi mummy."
• Gupta replied that people who speak like that are "jealous" of not having such a good body and advised ignoring them.
• Multiple commenters defended her, calling the remark demeaning and calling out body-shaming and ageism.
• Entertainment outlets highlighted her established, candid persona and noted her recent box-office success with Anurag Basu’s Metro… In Dino.