Two years ago, actor Geetika Vidya Ohlyan appeared in a discussion alongside actor Ananya Panday, post which the latter was trolled for talking about the struggle children from film families go through.

Recently, the Soni (2018) actor shared a story on Instagram, where she stated that star kids do go through their own share of struggle. She followed it up with another story, where she reposted a message that read, ‘He (Aryan Khan) did not sign a contract to be a role model for your children or society… cut the kid some slack!’

She believes that the film industry often becomes a soft target, when it comes to a larger socio-political issue. Khan’s arrest in the drugs case has brought the film fraternity together in support of actor Shah Rukh Khan (Aryan’s father) and his family. “Isn’t that a good thing? If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” she asks.

But what angers her is the widespread vilification of the 23-year-old on social media. “He is a young adult, who has neither taken the citizens’ money in the form of taxes nor a responsibility to serve anyone by asking for votes,” says Ohlyan, who was seen in films like Thappad and Unpaused (2020).

She goes on to add, “If he consumed the alleged substances, that’s bad for him, his health and the mental peace of his family. But we can all see that being a star kid, he is being used for purposes other than morality and legality.”