Vaani Kapoor reacts to online hate after backlash for starring with Fawad Khan in the film Abir Gulaal

CJ Desk

Vaani Kapoor, who shared screen space with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in Abir Gulaal, his Bollywood comeback after nine years, faced a ban in India following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.

Months after the controversy, the actress revealed that social media had become ‘hectic and heavy,’ expressing her wish for people to calm down on the hate. Vaani’s comments come months after she faced backlash for working with Fawad in Abir Gulaal.

On Tuesday, at the trailer launch event of her upcoming show Mandala Murders, Vaani Kapoor addressed the hate without naming the controversy and said, “Last couple of months, years, everything became hectic and heavy on social media. So, I hope one can calm down on hate, create room for love and kindness, I know it doesn’t sound very interesting. But what you give will come back to you. If you hate or troll somebody, it will someday get back at you, and it’s going to sting you worse.”

Further, the actress added, “Just be nice, kind, and try to be just as humans. I’m wishing we could be in a happier space, and be kinder to each other and ourselves.” Abir Gulal, a romantic drama helmed by Aarti S. Bagdi and produced by Vivek Agrawal. Apart from Fawad and Vaani, the film also starred Lisa Haydon, Riddhi Dogra, Farida Jalal, Soni Razdan, Parmeet Sethi, Rahul Vora, Amrit Sandhu.