Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal at the premiere of Victoria And Abdul in Venice (courtesy AFP)
Highlights
- "Always did love reading fiction," is what Richa tweeted
- "That's so mysogynistic," said Ali Fazal
- "Is that how men of B town like to say it?" he added
Richa Chadha accompanied her
Fukrey co-star Ali Fazal to the premiere of
Victoria And Abdul at the 74th Venice Film Festival and the Internet went berserk. A photograph of the two stars holding hands ahead of the recently held premiere is being shared on social media and has gone crazy viral already. Both Richa and Ali found their names occupying the top spot on trends' list after reports that the two have sort of confirmed their rumoured relationship with the hand-in-hand photograph from the premiere. A certain publication went one step ahead to report that Ali is actually dating someone else - a 'secret girlfriend' - something which he had reportedly confirmed before. Both Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have taken note and dismissed the report in their own ways. "Always did love reading fiction," is what Richa tweeted sharing the article while Ali slammed it as "misogynistic."
"That's so mysogynistic. Is that how men of B town like to say it? Stashing women? Even if i did, I'd find a respectful word for it dear. Be kind," is what he had to say. Read their tweets below.
The report which Richa and Ali discarded so gracefully, includes a screenshot of what is claimed to be Ali Fazal's text reply when asked about dating Richa. "She's my best buddy not my girlfriend... I've learnt a lot from her and she is one of the few real people l here. As for my girlfriend I'm with her right now in Los Angeles," is what parts of the text reads.
Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha co-starred for the first time in 2013 film
Fukrey and reportedly have seeing each other for a year now. Richa reportedly joined Ali a day after he arrived in Venice - if reports are to be believed, work commitments kept her busy but she did not want to miss Ali's big day anyway. Meanwhile,
Fukrey 2 is on its way and will have the rumoured stars reprising their roles.
Victoria And Abdul has
Judi Dench playing the Empress while Ali Fazal features as a Muslim prisoner, who swiftly becomes Queen Victoria's close accomplice.