People Are Calling Out Suhana Khan's Take On Alia Bhatt Repeating Outfits And Promoting Sustainability As Tone Deaf

    Wearing my rattiest t-shirt as I'm writing this....

    Mugdha Kusray
    by Mugdha Kusray

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Suhana Khan recently spoke about how Alia Bhatt repeated her wedding saree for the 2023 National Awards Ceremony, highlighting the importance of sustainability.

    struggle toh hai 🫡 pic.twitter.com/5PuYDUviSn

    — Kaajukatla (@kaajukatla) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @kaajukatla
    She said, "As somebody with a platform who has an influence, I thought that was incredible and a very much-needed message. She did that and she took a stand towards sustainability and advocating for that. If Alia Bhatt can re-wear her wedding saree, then we can also repeat an outfit for a party."

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    While her take on sustainability seemed to stem from a good place, especially the fact that there's a lot of pressure on celebrities to not repeat outfits, it felt a little out-of-touch from reality.

    When celebs repeat outfits, it counts as activism and being a role model. When everybody else does the same, it's just a way of life. 

    Repeating an expensive outfit once or twice doesn't make you sustainable. Just saying. 🫣

    And if that really is the case, each one of us should be accoladed for repeating our outfits regularly. 👀

    Sustainability is part and parcel of every normal Indian's life, tbh. Our clothes go from outside wear to pyjamas to pochhaa.

    Suhana went on to talk about how manufacturing new garments generates a lot of waste and its impact on the environment and biodiversity — which is not really wrong. But, of course, the internet had thoughts. Lots of them.

    this is as far as any of their activism can get pic.twitter.com/IsbqYcbl5j

    — mandy (@lonazeppelin) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @lonazeppelin

    This shows how disconnected these people are from reality. 99% of the people on the planet repeat their clothes. Wearing a multi million dollar outfit is a second time is not ground breaking.#SuhanaKhan https://t.co/MevidaRicm

    — THE MODERN SAGE (@Thehimalyansage) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @Thehimalyansage

    Hard to imagine what struggles rich and elite people have to go through! Bhagwan mujhe gareeb hi rakhe 🥲#Bollywood #SuhanaKhan #AliaBhatt

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    — The Compounder! (@Baba_Satyavadi) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @Baba_Satyavadi

    Suhana Khan really said "omg guys it's actually really revolutionary to wear the same expensive saree twice in your life"

    — Moyé Moyé🍉 (@chippdnailss) November 29, 2023
    Twitter: @chippdnailss

    Life bus itni hi sorted honi chahiye ki jabardasti tension ke liye cheezein dhundhni padhein :)

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    — Gss🇮🇳 (@Gss_Views) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @Gss_Views

    There's no point mocking Suhana Khan's video. Those guys are so rich that they would seem like they are from a different planet.
    Wearing the same clothes twice is actually a big deal for them.

    — Mc Adams Asli waale (@Balancing_Actor) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @Balancing_Actor

    What Suhana Khan said in the video is not wrong. But she could have conveyed it with friends in a WhatsApp group because only the rich will need to understand the sustainability. The rest of India has been wearing the old clothes for years & once done with it we use it as a mop. pic.twitter.com/1WClhVLW6w

    — Professor CR (@TheProfessorCR) November 28, 2023
    Twitter: @TheProfessorCR

    What do you think about the whole situation? Let me know in the comments below!