I Am A Woman Not A Parcel: Alia Bhatt Hits Back At Sexist Reports Post Pregnancy Announcement

On Monday morning, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor delighted their fans with the announcement of their pregnancy. The started the scrutiny of the good news and Bhatt has come forward to give clarifications.

In the post about her pregnancy, Bhatt had also shared a photo of herself and Ranbir Kapoor on Instagram along with an image of a lion family. Since then, there has been buzz all on the Internet about her pregnancy.

On Instagram, Alia and her husband, actor Ranbir Kapoor, received congratulations from her fans and prominent Bollywood stars alike. On Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Alia expressed her gratitude to everyone for their support following her major announcement.

Sharing a picture of them from their wedding festivities, she wrote, “Overwhelmed with all the love. I have tried to read everyone's messages and good wishes and all I want to say is, that it truly feels so special to celebrate such a big moment of our lives with all the love and blessings. Thank you to every single one of you." The couple is seen with folded hands and flowers showered on them in the photo shared by Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt Pregnancy News Treated With Sexist Lens?

Despite the many well wishes, Alia Bhatt was also really disappointed in some of the sexist media coverage she encountered.

The next story of Alia Bhatt expresses her unhappiness about how she is being treated as a mere "parcel" and not a human being. "In the meantime, we are still living in some people's heads in a patriarchal world," the actor wrote on her Instagram stories. She clarified that there will be no delay in her projects.

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A news website had reported that Ranbir Kapoor will visit the UK to pick Alia Bhatt to bring her back to India. Hitting out at the website for that, Bhatt wrote, "Nothing has gotten delayed!!! No one needs to pick anyone up. I am a woman not a parcel!!! I do not need to REST at all but good to know you'll have a doctor certification as well :)"

She added, " This is 2022. Can we please get out of this archaic way of thinking! Now if you would excuse me...my shot is ready."