Alia Bhatt Reveals She Broke Down After Raha's Photo Almost Revealed Her Face: 'I Was Exhausted'

Alia Bhatt revealed she broke down after a small portion of her daughter Raha’s face surfaced on social media. For the unversed, Alia has been fiercly protective of Raha’s identity. She and Ranbir Kapoor have also requested the paparazzi not to photograph Raha. However, earlier this year, a few photographers managed to get a glimpse of the little Kapoor and the photos were shared online. This led to Alia breaking down. She admitted she was unhappy with the leak but also added that she was merely exhausted at the time.

The incident was brought to light by Karan Johar on Koffee With Karan 8. “I think she (Alia Bhatt) is very fiercely protective of her (Raha). Why is that?” he asked. Alia explained that while she has no issues in showing Raha’s photos to people who are meeting in real life, she doesn’t want her to become an Instagram content. She added that Raha’s photo leaked online when Alia was shooting in Kashmir for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani.

“So actually, at that time I remember basically I felt like a picture came out of hers, and it was our schedule in Kashmir (for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani). It was a very, very difficult schedule for me because it was my first time shooting after giving birth. And no matter what anybody says, it takes really long for your body to bounce back. I still feel like I am undergoing some changes. I was not sleeping at night. I was feeding. I was rushing in between shoots and stuff. So I remember calling up Ranbir and saying, ‘Listen I am really… I am finding it very difficult’. So he pushed his work. He said, ‘Do not worry. I am going to come pick her up… He said , ‘I am going to come pick her up. I am going to take her. I have pushed my work. She will be with me. And it was really like relaxing for me,” she recalled.

The actress revealed she was experiencing separation anxiety soon after. “So that guilt carried on. It was just one-and-a-half days later that I travelled back and I saw a photo, where the side of her (Raha’s) face was kind of visible. And I just broke down. I realised I was not breaking down because I don’t want people to see her face. Honestly, when we are meeting people, Ranbir and I are constantly like, ‘Please give her your blessings. Raha do namaste’. We are proud of our baby. But it was just too many emotions put together and I am so protective of my loved ones that I just felt like ‘Oh God, I don’t want that conversation’. I realised I was just exhausted and overwhelmed at that point.”

Earlier this year, Alia urged the paparazzi not to photograph Raha. She said she would reveal her face when the time is right.