Riva Arora to those doubting her age: ‘What do I even say to that’

Child artiste Riva Arora, who was lately within the limelight for her movies with singer Mika Singh and actor Karan Kundrra, has now responded to trolls attacking her. After her video with Karan surfaced on-line, many claimed that Riva was a 12-year-old, and criticised her for that includes alongside an elder man. (Also learn: Child star Riva Arora, trolled for ‘cringe’ video with Karan Kundrra)

Talking about these attacking her and doubting her age, Riva advised DNA, “What do I even say to that? I don’t have anything to say to people who are doubting my age or what I am doing. The people who are giving me love are enough for me.”

She added, “That love that I get has overpowered all of the negativity. I’ve realized that individuals’s love and help for me is on one other stage. I’m solely specializing in individuals’s love. Why ought to I give attention to the rest.”

With a sizeable following of 97 lakh on Instagram, Riva Arora regularly shares video collaborations with other artistes and that occasionally pairs her with grown male actors in romantic songs for the short videos. In October last year, many internet users criticized the actors and as well as Riva’s parents for allowing such collaborations. After the controversy around Riva’s video with Karan, her mother Nisha had clarified that her age is 16, not 12, adding that the video was not inappropriate.

In her clarification post, Riva’s mom had written, “The allegations on my daughter’s age are utterly false and it is a saying that false news travels quicker then ever and lots of reputed social media channel proved it. It is unhappy to see and disheartening for me. Atleast it is best to have cross checked with me earlier than add on reputed pages. My daughter is an actor and dealing in business since years.”

Prior to those movies, Riva had featured in small roles in movies akin to Vicky Kaushal-starrer Uri: The Surgical Strike, Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl, and Manikarnika The Queen of Jhansi. She additionally featured within the net sequence Bandish Bandits. Riva was additionally seen in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota and Sridevi’s 2018 movie Mom.