Alia Bhatt didn’t know who Kishore Kumar was, according to Ranbir Kapoor; internet users term this retaliation for the “wipe it off” video.

In a video that quickly went popular online last year, Alia Bhatt demonstrated to her admirers how she applies lipstick. Aside from her peculiar method of applying lipstick, which involves moving her lips rather than the lipstick, the actor’s significant disclosure about her marriage sparked a social media craze. Ranbir Kapoor prefers her natural lip color, Alia disclosed, rubbing off the lipstick immediately after applying it. She continued by saying that he asks her to “wipe it off” whenever she puts on lipstick. Soon after, online users started making fun of RK and calling him poisonous. Ranbir appears to have received his sweet retribution today.

Fans believe such, at least, when a video of him discussing his wife appeared online. Ranbir was in Goa today for a special session at the 2024 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), where this video was recorded. He disclosed during this session that his wife, Alia, was unaware of the identity of the renowned playback singer, musician, and actor Kishore Kumar. “When I first met Alia, she asked me who Kishore Kumar was,” Ranbir revealed. It’s simply the circle of life, you know. People seem to have forgotten, and then new artists appear. Therefore, I believe it is crucial that we remember our origins.

Soon after this video went viral, netizens began calling it Ranbir’s revenge. For instance, one internet user shared, “He took the revenge for “wipe it off” 😂,” whereas a Reddit comment read, “Lipstick revenge taken. What is level of Alia? She doesn’t know President of India n Kishore Kumar.” Another fan agreed and wrote, “He is giving it back to alia for making him the bad guy on insta 😂.” Meanwhile, others joked that the couple should stop talking about each other in interviews. One such comment read, “Both should just stop talking about each other in interviews at this point it’s for their betterment 👀😅,” whereas another social media user asked, “Are these two in a competition: who can embarrass the other more…😆 Dono husband wife ek dusre aise kaun sa badla nikal rahe hai.”