Alia
Bhatt
has
been
under
fire
for
performing
at
the
Saifai
Mahotsav,
following
which
her
father
Mahesh
Bhatt
issued
an
apology.
However,
superstar
Salman
Khan,
who
was
also
amongst
the
performers,
says
the
filmmaker
needn't
be
apologetic
about
his
daughter's
"upbringing".
"Bhatt
saab,
no
need
for
apology,
Alia's
upbringing
is
great.
I
was
proud
to
share
the
stage
with
her.
She
earns
her
living
with
hardwork
and
dignity," Salman
posted
on
microblogging
site
Twitter
Saturday.
Mahesh
Bhatt
had
apologised
for
letting
Alia
perform
at
the
Saifai
Mahotsav
organised
by
Samajwadi
Party
Chief
and
former
Uttar
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Mulayam
Singh
Yadav.
Alia's
sister,
actress
Pooja
Bhatt
also
took
to
her
father's
defense
and
said
that
he
had
"not
failed
as
a
father".
"Mahesh
Bhatt,
you
have
not
failed
as
a
father.
Alia
needs
representation
that
has
a
far
more
sensitised
and
astute
world
view.
End
of
story,"
Pooja
tweeted
on
Saturday.
Several
Bollywood
stars
were
flown
in
a
chartered
jet
and
Uttar
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Akhilesh
Yadav
too
has
been
criticised
for
spending
money
on
the
actors
while
this
could
have
been
used
for
the
relief
and
rehabilitation
of
the
Muzaffarnagar
riot
victims.
The
other
celebrities
who
performed
in
the
festival
included
Madhuri
Dixit,
Ranveer
Singh,
Mallika
Sherawat,
Varun
Dhawan,
Sidharth
Malhotra,
Remo,
Sajid
Wajid
and
Hard
Kaur.
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