A few days back, Kiara Advani has been trolled severely by the netizens, for not acknowledging an elderly man saluting her. Now in an interview recently, the actress opened up on the same incident and pointed out gender inequality in such trolls. The actress said that this was the same situation for a male actor too, a few days back, and none trolled him for that.
Talking to Bollywood Bubble, she said, “I remember this time and this really got to me actually. I had reached somewhere and these paparazzi again taking their pictures and they caught a moment where the security of the building I had reached opened the door and he saluted me. He was an elderly man. It wasn’t like I asked him to salute me, he’s a very sweet person and that’s… they do that. I also respond with (gesturing a bow). Now, this picture is being taken, you can’t hear the conversation, you can’t know whatever (is happening) but you got a picture of an elderly man saluting. I have gotten trolled for that that she’s making an elderly person salute her and I’m thinking it’s not my building, what are… where do… and this same situation was with a male actor and there wasn’t one off comment.”
She further added, “So that means he should be saluted, firstly nobody is asking anybody to salute, it’s their own way it’s like me today I (fold my hands) ask how are you sir or whatever. It’s just like, the way a female actor is trolled for some of these (things). Sometimes it’s very unnecessary trolling,” as quoted by Hindustan Times.