MUMBAI: Alia Bhatt has made a niche for herself in the big bad world of Showbiz. In Spite of many unfavorable nepotism remarks on her, the Highway actress has proved that talent is everything. She has a humongous fan following the world over but like every celebrity, she too has people who love to troll her. Something that her 2 States co-star Arjun Kapoor said recently has sparked the wrath of netizens.

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In his Instagram story, Arjun Kapoor has praised Alia and compared her to Hollywood’s legendary actress Meryl Streep. The post read, “The quintessential @karanjohar film. Can’t wait to watch it! Baba bringing Bittoo wali energy back & mini Meryll as always killing it!!!” Not many took it down lightly and passed amusing comments.  A reddit user shared it on their post and many jumped at the opportunity to take a sly dig at the actress. The post is captioned, “Arjun Kapoor gives Alia a new name after watching Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.” One netizen commented, “Meryl dies a bit every time they compare her with Alia.” another wrote, “be afraid of god, sinner”, one wrote, “how could he even write it without getting cringe!”

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On the work front, Arjun will next be seen opposite Bhumi Pednekar in The Lady Killer while Alia will be seen opposite Ranveer Singh in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. 

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