Actress and host, Mini Mathur, has finally reacted to the interpretation of her comments about actors hosting award shows, claiming that her remarks were not directed towards Alia Bhatt.
The well-known actress, host, and model, Mini Mathur, is known for hosting the Indian reality singing contest, Indian Idol, for six seasons. She recently played the lead in the Amazon original series Mind the Malhotras. The actress received seven Best Actress awards for her role as 'Shefali Malhotra' in the series. However, recently she hasn't been in the headlines for her professional accomplishments but rather for her remarks about actors hosting the award shows. While many believed Mini Mathur's comment was about Alia Bhatt's performance as the host, the actress has now confirmed that it was not.
The SCREEN Awards had been in the headlines for many reasons. However, one that created an intense buzz was Alia Bhatt's hosting skills and the way she allegedly presented herself during the award show. Amid that, Mini Mathur's comment on one such video criticising the Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani actress sparked a wave of debate about whether the host was taking a dig at Alia. The narrative that spread like wildfire online has now led Mini to address the buzz herself. However, before we get into it, let's see what exactly happened.
The buzz began after Mini Mathur commented on a video featuring Alia Bhatt from the SCREEN Awards. The video in question saw a content creator questioning why actors are asked to host award shows, citing Alia as an example. She also pointed out the need for professional hosts. The content creator alleged that Indian award shows need to take a note from the West in this regard and hire professionals for such events. On this, Mini, who has been a seasoned emcee, commented, "Thank you. Someone finally said it." The comment led many to believe that Mini was also taking a dig at Alia Bhatt.
After Mini Mathur's comment went viral on social media, the actress herself came forward to clarify what she meant by her statement. Mini, in a conversation with HT City, revealed that the speculation about shading Alia "rubbish". She shared that the internet often created something out of nothing and explained why she commented what she did. The host claimed that the content creator had an interesting take on having actors as hosts for such award shows, which she found compelling. She was quoted as saying:
"To just create stories out of nothing is what the internet does. I will tell you why I commented… the creator had an interesting take on why award shows insist on using actors as hosts and then later complain about them falling short of their 'expectations'. It is not their main skill set, so why the expectations? It’s like asking a host to act at gunpoint. I only commented on that."
Mini Thakur further addressed the alleged beef between her and Alia Bhatt. In the same conversation with HT City, Mini shared that there was no rivalry between the two actresses; in fact, she loved Alia. She added that what was even more humorous was that she hadn't even seen the award show the internet was talking about. The host completely shut down the rumours of any bad blood between the two with her comment. She was quoted as saying:
"It is all nonsense. I love Alia. On top of this, I have not even seen the show these people are talking about on the internet."
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