Overview
- After her first turn as Screen Awards host, Alia Bhatt drew online jabs for a high-pitched delivery and jokes that fell flat.
- Sona Mohapatra posted an Instagram video defending her, stressing that a live show allows no edits or retakes.
- The singer said the Bollywood crowd in the room was “dead on arrival,” arguing low energy can sink a monologue.
- She called comparisons to co-host Zakir Khan unfair because he is a professional stand-up comedian.
- Reports also note Bhatt is pressing on with film work, including YRF’s Alpha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War.