Recently, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai actress Krystle D'Souza Instagrammed a photo with cricketer Hardik Pandya on her feed. Given Hardik's reputation post his appearance on Karan Johar's much-controversial celebrity chat show Koffee with Karan 6, the actress' post invited the wrath of many who openly slammed her on social media. More than the picture, Krystle's caption irked the internet more as it read, "Mere bhai jaisa koi hard ich nahi hai" followed by "#brotherfromanothermother". In the picture, Krystle and Hardik can be seen at a nightclub. It seems that Krystle, who was there with a group of her friends, bumped into Hardik, clicked a photo and posted it on the photo-sharing app. Krystle D’Souza Calls Hardik Pandya a ‘Brother From Another Mother’ in a Post, Negative Comments Start Raining

While Krystle's post was flooded with nasty comments, actor Aparshakti Khurana wrote to a troll, identified as Sameer, "I think you should not write such comments and definitely not use such language. We all love Hardik because he is a performer. You should rather encourage the Indian Team, specially before the World Cup"

After a lot of her followers trolled and bashed her for not only sharing a picture with Hardik but also for calling him bhai, Krystle too took to the photo-sharing app to defend Hardik and reply to Aparshakti. Responding to the haters, Krystle wrote, "That’s so well put ! People are so mean and obnoxious and just because they are sitting behind a screen typing , they think they can get away with anything ! I guess ignorance is bliss in this case ! Their words make no difference to his superb performance... BUT Thank you." Hardik Pandya Poses With Krystle D’Souza; TV Actress Captions Latest Instagram Pic, ‘Mere Bhai Jaisa Koi Hard ich Nahi Hai’

The Picture in Question:

 

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Mere Bhai Jaisa Koi Hard ich Nahi Hai 🤙🏻 . . . . #brotherfromanothermother

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On the professional front, Krystle, who rose to fame with Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai wherein she played the lead opposite Karan Tacker, was last seen in a music video, "Nikle Currant". Coming to her personal front, Krystle, after a bitter break up with her Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai co-star Karan Tacker, has apparently moved on in her life. Now, the Belan Wali Bahu star is reportedly dating actor Freddy Daruwala and their steamy affair is the latest talk of the telly town. The couple first met at an event organised by Manish Malhotra (while Krystle was still dating Karan). Watch this space for further updates.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 06, 2019 10:48 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).