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Alia Bhatt is currently in Cannes, and recently, in an interview, she spoke about how Indian movies need to be 'gender agnostic'. The actress's statement has gone viral, and while some netizens are trolling her, some are supporting Alia.

Alia Bhatt is grabbing everyone's attention with her stunning looks at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. The actress is there to represent a beauty brand, and from photoshoots to interviews to red carpet walks, she is leaving a strong mark on the French Riviera. However, one of the actress's statements from an interview has also gone viral, and netizens are giving mixed responses to it.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, when Alia was asked about the changes she wants to see in cinema, the actress gave examples of some Hollywood hits like Barbie, Wuthering Heights, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, and said that the main audience of these movies were women.

However, while talking about the audience and films in India, the actress stated, "In India, somehow when we talk about box office numbers, there's a conversation that comes up pretty often, 'oh 75% of movie-going audience is male, so we need to cater to the mass'. This conversation comes up quite a bit. But, I only wonder if we are catering just to the men, then what happens to the women?"

Alia added, "I am not saying that we alienate the men, but then why do we have to alienate anybody? Why do we have to cater to one gender? Why can't we make movies that are gender agnostic where the storytelling takes centre stage? Whether it stars a man or a woman, that should not matter. It is the storytelling that should matter. So, I am just hoping we have more of that."