While actress Alia Bhatt is busy promoting her upcoming direct Netflix film “Darlings”, netizens found the trailer of it problematic and started trending “Boycott Alia Bhatt” in the micro blogging social media site. The film features her in the role of a domestic abuse survivor named Badrunissa Shaikh, alongside Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew among others.

With just one day to go for the release of the Netflix film, netizens started trending “Boycott Alia Bhatt” in Twitter. Though, it’s common for them to “Boycott” anything about Bollywood that comes in their way, in the case of Alia Bhat, they claim that the story of “Darlings” promotes revere misogyny.

The trailer of “Darlings” shows Vijay in the role of Hamza Shaikh, Badru’s husband who beats her up until she decides to take revenge, kidnaps him, tortures him in the same house they live in.

 

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The trailer shows Alia beating her husband with a pan, throwing water on his face, thrusting his face in a tank full of water, thrashing him left, right and centre and making constant plans not to kill him but treat him “exactly how he treated her”. In the 2 minutes 34 seconds long video, we can see the male lead being tried to a chair as Alia beats him up and uses injection to make him go unconscious to avenge all the sufferings she faced after their marriage.

Watch the trailer below :

Many users of social media believe that the film is going to promote domestic violence against men. More than 34 k tweets surfaced against the actress after the trailer of her film released.

Check out them below :

Believe all victims, regardless of gender. #BanDarlings #boycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/fct9D4rKoA

— iAtulp (@IM_atulp) August 3, 2022

Alia Bhatt not only acted in #Darlings, she produced it.

She produced a movie which makes entertainment out of torture of men by women.#BoycottAliaBhatt#BoycottDarlingshttps://t.co/FJYzMR7XnL

— Priya Sharma (@PriyaScifi) August 2, 2022

Is this what she wants to promote from Darlings #BoycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/vE26kUpGX1

— subramanyam preet (@subramanyampre1) August 3, 2022

Say no to violence.#BoycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/0jHDDgbgTc

— Nirmal Kumar Kedia (@kedianirmal26) August 3, 2022

Thousands of male victims of domestic were traumatized after watching the trailer of Alia Bhatt’s movie #Darlings.

Now, they are now calling for boycott of Alia Bhatt’s films. #BoycottAliaBhatt

(Media/Journalists can call: +91- 73860 77376 for more details or press release.) pic.twitter.com/feKCdtkHzG

— Save Indian Family Foundation (@realsiff) August 3, 2022

As if being a Nepo kid wasn’t enough, she produced and acted in a Movie that makes Fun of Male Victims of Domestic Violence.

With so much bias against Male Victims, this movie fuels it by saying:

“Male Victims of DV must have done something to deserve it”#BoycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/QkmLvaXsbl

— Catachi (@itachi_senpai1) August 3, 2022

#BoycottAliaBhatt who is endorsing DV on Men.

Imagine if the genders were reversed! pic.twitter.com/OK4EDAe3pS

— Catachi (@itachi_senpai1) August 3, 2022

Violence against mens is not fun 👎🏻
I am totally against these cheap Bollywood stars #respectmens #ShameOnBollywood #BoycottBollywood #boycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/9s7stxCNKG

— Ujval Jain (@ujval_jain) August 3, 2022

Violence against mens is not fun 👎🏻
I am totally against these cheap Bollywood stars #respectmens #ShameOnBollywood #BoycottBollywood #boycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/9s7stxCNKG

— Ujval Jain (@ujval_jain) August 3, 2022

In #USA people supporting #JohnnyDepp for #DomesticViolence against MEN.

But in India Alia Bhatt promotes and make joke of DOMESTICVIOLENCE against MEN #BanDarlings#BoycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/iFbNHKjXs8

— Untold Story of Common Boy/Men (@untoldStoryMens) August 3, 2022

#BoycottAliaBhatt who is endorsing DV on Men in #india

Imagine if the genders were reversed! pic.twitter.com/yZZVDL1Y1k

— Sourabh – monk4mensrights (@monk4mensrights) August 3, 2022

Bollywood promoting domestic violence & breakdown of families.

Put a stop on these brainless movies. #BoycottAliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/m3b6RFGxN6

— Nirmal Kumar Kedia (@kedianirmal26) August 3, 2022