Ankita Lokhande, Nia Sharma, And More Criticised For Making Reel With Their Backs Towards Ganpati Idol
Newlywed Lauren Gottlieb and many others got slammed for chanting Ganpati slogans with their backs facing the idol.
The energy of the festive season has surrounded us all with Ganpati Bappa’s blessings. And in a recent twist of events, a video featuring TV stars Nia Sharma, Ankita Lokhande, Arjun Bijlani’s wife, Neha Swami, among many others, has gone viral as they chanted “Ganpati Bappa Morya” and clapped. However, this received a lot of backlash from the fans as they were seen with their backs facing the idol. Read to know more about it here.
Nia Sharma, Ankita Lokhande, And More Slammed
In the now viral video, newlywed Lauren Gottlieb and many others got slammed for chanting Ganpati slogans with their backs facing the idol. This didn’t sit well with many users online. One user commented, “Reel banane ka koi mauka mat chooko! Shayad isi viral video ka yahi sandesh hai. Pooja ke dauraan Bhagwan ki taraf peeth nahi karni chahiye. Mauke ka pura fayda uthana zaroori hai, bas yahi dikh raha hai!!”
रील बनाने का कोई मौक़ा मत चूको!!
कुछ यही संदेश सम्भवतः इस वायरल वीडियो से निकलकर आ रहा है। कभी भी पूजा पाठ के दौरान भगवान की तरफ़ पीठ नहीं करते हैं। मौक़ा भुनाने का कोई मौक़ा नहीं चूकना!! pic.twitter.com/Y2e16kfE7o— SANJAY TRIPATHI (@sanjayjourno) September 1, 2025
Many online slammed the stars for just “showing off” online for an Instagram reel while not knowing how to respect the idol. Arjun Bijlani, whose Ganpati celebrations are always the talk of the town, shared the video on Instagram on Sunday with a video of the Visarjan as well. Another user commented, “Ye Bhagwan ki pooja nahin uska majaak bana rahe hai mobile par reel banaane ki pagal panti ne desh ko barbaad kar diya gaya hai.. Koi bhi jagah ho kahi bhi ho pooja ho ya shok sabha sab jagah reel banaane ki is pagalpan ne logon ko paagal bana diya hai.”
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Meanwhile, the celebrations for Ganpati Bappa in Mumbai go on well with celebs devoting themselves to the idol. Recently, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt also shared several beautiful pictures from the celebrations at her home with Neetu Kapoor. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know.
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First Published: September 02, 2025 11:20 AM
