{"id":4937,"date":"2026-03-06T06:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2026-03-06T06:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:13:24","slug":"ive-never-used-cheap-pr-tactics-yami-gautam-breaks-silence-on-instagram-like-controversy-involving-kriti-sanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=4937","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve Never Used Cheap PR Tactics\u2019, Yami Gautam Breaks Silence on Instagram Like Controversy Involving Kriti Sanon &#8211; Woman&#8217;s era Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A simple Instagram like has unexpectedly triggered a wave of controversy in the entertainment world, placing two popular Bollywood actresses, Yami Gautam and Kriti Sanon at the center of rumors about a possible cold war. What started as a small social media interaction quickly turned into widespread speculation online, with fans debating whether Yami Gautam was unhappy about Kriti Sanon\u2019s recent award win.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596151\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-20.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-20.webp 698w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-20-300x201.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yami Gautam<\/p>\n<p>Yami Gautam Reacts To Kriti Controversy<\/p>\n<p>However, the actress has now addressed the situation and cleared the air. The buzz began after Kriti Sanon received the Zee Cine Award for her performance in the film Tere Ishq Mein. The actress was widely appreciated for her role and celebrated the achievement with fans on social media. At the same time, Yami Gautam had also been earning praise for her performance in Haq, where she portrayed the powerful character Shazia Bano.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596154\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-2026-03-06T113503.589.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-2026-03-06T113503.589.webp 698w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-2026-03-06T113503.589-300x201.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yami Gautam<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-and-daughter-raha-spotted-at-india-england-t20-semi-final-at-wankhede-stadium\/\"><em>Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Daughter Raha Spotted at India-England T20 Semi-Final at Wankhede Stadium<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While her acting received positive reviews, she did not take home the award. Soon after the award ceremony, a reel began circulating online. The video featured Kriti Sanon celebrating her win, alongside an old interview clip of Yami Gautam talking about awards and validation in the film industry. In the clip, Yami said, \u201cYou try everything possible, yet it still doesn\u2019t work out. So, I\u2019ve stopped looking for any kind of validation. If I get that award, then I\u2019m a good actress, otherwise not. There\u2019s no such thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596153\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5.webp 1920w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1888047-untitleddesign5-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yami Gautam<\/p>\n<p>The reel ended with the caption \u201cIs this true?\u201d and when users noticed that Yami Gautam had liked the video, social media erupted with speculation. The like quickly became a hot topic among fans and entertainment portals. Some users interpreted it as a subtle dig at Kriti Sanon, suggesting that Yami Gautam might be jealous of her success. Others defended Yami, arguing that the reaction could simply have been misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596152\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari.webp 1920w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Yami-Gautam-in-red-bridal-sari-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yami Gautam<\/p>\n<p>However, the speculation grew stronger, with some even calling it a deliberate PR move to create controversy. Putting the speculation to rest, Yami Gautam addressed the issue directly in a detailed post on her X and explained that the like was not intentional and happened while going through tagged posts related to the awards event. According to Yami, \u201cI\u2019ve come to realize that I liked a reel that is derogatory towards another actor. We are tagged in many things every day, and this reel, like other tags, appeared in the context of an awards function.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"aca99f1d44c2f26c0adb14d9ad6d813a\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<p><!-- 300x600new --><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-591372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp 728w, https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1-300x37.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"\/> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/ive-never-used-cheap-pr-tactics-yami-gautam-breaks-silence-on-instagram-like-controversy-involving-kriti-sanon\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple Instagram like has unexpectedly triggered a wave of controversy in the entertainment world,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13316,122,169,13317,13318,13319,2317],"tags":[13313,13314,13164,13315,2315],"class_list":["post-4937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-bollywood","category-controversy","category-haq","category-kriti-sanon","category-tere-ishq-mein","category-yami-gautam","tag-awards","tag-haq","tag-kriti-sanon","tag-tere-ishq-mein","tag-yami-gautam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}