Alia Bhatt wears Animal theme T-shirt to film's premiere, netizens compare her to Deepika Padukone

Alia Bhatt recently attended the film premiere of Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor. The actress showed her support by wearing a T-shirt with a portrait of her husband. While she looked radiant dressed in a black ensemble matched with her tee, Alia still got under fire for reportedly ‘copying’ Deepika Padukone. 

Alia Bhatt trolled for ‘copying’ Deepika Padukone

Alia, who was present at the special screening of Animal, grabbed eyeballs for wearing a tee shirt with her husband’s character from the movie imprinted on it. The photos and videos that went viral on social media show the actress rooting for Ranbir, by wearing a white tee shirt with the latter’s character printed on it. The Darlings star completed the outfit with black formal coat and matching pants.

With a sleek open hairstyle, Alia made an appearance at the screening by walking hand in hand with mother-in-law Neetu Kapoor, accompanied by her sister Shaheen Bhatt. However, the actress' gesture for Ranbir did not go well with the netizens and they commented: “Now, who's copying Deepika?"

"Following in the footsteps of her senior," said another. Another user wrote: "Deepika's impact." One fan said: "The influence of global superstar Deepika. Alia is a huge DP fan and we all know it." The other user said: "Create ur own style" "Desperately copying Deepika," reiterated another.

The team of Animal 

Animal is co-written, edited, and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Kabir Singh fame. The film stars Ranbir, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles. The flick revolves around the complex relationship of a business magnate Balbir Singh (Anil) and his son Arjun Singh (Ranbir).

After tragedy befalls Balbir, Arjun sets out to exact vengeance against his rival Viraj Surve (Bobby) and pledges to never leave his family, leading to a gruesome gang war. Animal also stars Triptii Dimri, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra, and Suresh Oberoi, among others.