Kiara Advani Avoided the Mistake Made by Janhvi & Radhika

Article by Kumar Published on: 12:15 pm, 12 November 2026

For the past few days, social media has been discussing the behaviour of Bollywood actresses towards the South Indian film industry. Janhvi Kapoor and Radhika Apte have faced criticism because of their comments about South Indian films and directors.

Film failures do not always end an actress’s career, but their words and behaviour will do. Sreeleela continues to receive film offers despite facing box-office setbacks. Rashmika Mandanna also faced criticism before becoming one of the leading actresses in Indian cinema. But their behaviour has played an important role in their careers.

Now Kiara Advani has become a talking point because of the same reason. Her recent film Toxic received negative response and her intimate scenes with Yash became a major topic of discussion on social media. A section of social media users also dragged her husband Sidharth Malhotra into the controversy.

But Kiara handled the situation calmly. During her appearance on Koffee With Karan 9, she spoke openly about the criticism and revealed Sidharth’s reaction.

Kiara said, “He had not cared about it. He has never brought it up. We have never spoken about it. It did not affect him, he was not bothered. What I must touch upon is when I was seeing what was going on the internet, there was a massive reaction of people who had already started calling it out, the hypocrisy, and I really did not feel the need to even justify.”

Kiara also admitted that Toxic’s opening weekend was emotionally difficult for her. She said, “On day one, it is heartbreaking. Especially for this film, because as a team in totality any of us saw this coming. When it misfired despite it opening to what it did. It was heartbreaking for me that first weekend. I was very low about it.”

What makes Kiara’s response interesting is the way she handled the criticism. She did not blame director or the film industry. Instead, she explained her experience and addressed the double standards surrounding female actors.

This has started another discussion about the difference between an actress’s public behaviour. Janhvi Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Kiara Advani may have different career journeys, but their responses to criticism influence how audiences view them.