As Alia Bhatt turned cheerleader for her husband, Ranbir Kapoor, at ‘Animal’ premiere, a video of her giving an awkward hug to Rashmika Mandanna went viral on the internet.

Ranbir Kapoor’s film, Animal is all set for its release today, i.e., on December 1, 2023, and people are going wild. Ahead of the film’s screen debut, the team hosted a star-studded premiere in Mumbai. Alia Bhatt and Neetu Kapoor also attended the event and gave their fantastic review of the film. However, a video of Alia has surfaced online, wherein she was seen hugging Rashmika Mandanna, and it has raised many eyebrows.

Alia Bhatt makes faces while hugging Rashmika Mandanna at Animal premiere

As Alia Bhatt arrived at the Animal premiere with her mother, Soni Razdan and sister, Shaheen Bhatt, Rashmika Mandanna came to greet her. The Animal actress approached Alia and gave her a warm hug. However, Alia was seen making awkward faces and was apparently cold towards Rashmika. Soon, her video went viral on the internet, and it didn’t go down well with the netizens.

Netizens react to Alia Bhatt’s awkward hug to Rashmika Mandanna

Soon, a netizen shared the video on Reddit, and people trolled Alia for being rude towards Rashmika. Reacting to the video, one user penned, ‘Alia meets people like she’s Kate Middleton and others are there so shake hands with her. She had the same vibe with Kriti.’ Meanwhile, another netizen wrote, ‘What’s with the awkward hugging??’ A third comment can be read as ‘When you realize that your husband has more chemistry with every other heroine than you!!!’

Alia Bhatt wore a customised t-shirt for her hubby, Ranbir Kapoor’s film, Animal‘s screening

Alia Bhatt turned cheerleader for her hubby, Ranbir Kapoor, at the grand premiere of his film, Animal. The loving wife, Alia, won everyone’s hearts as she twinned with Ranbir at the event. She was spotted donning a matching tuxedo just like Ranbir. However, it was her t-shirt with Ranbir’s caricature of his character in the film, Animal, that stole the show for us.

When Alia Bhatt reacted to Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna’s new song, Hua Main

Ranbir Kapoor’s film, Animal‘s first song, Hua Main, was released on October 11, 2023, and his fans were drooling over the same. Apart from the melodious track, it was Ranbir’s passionate chemistry with his co-star, Rashmika Mandanna that grabbed many eyeballs. The steamy song features the duo sharing passionate kisses with each other. As the song became an instant hit, Ranbir’s wife, Alia Bhatt reacted to the same. Sharing the song’s video on her Instagram story, Alia wrote, “Playing On Loop”, along with a heart and fire emoji.