Nikhil Dwivedi responded to journalist Barkha Dutt who criticised celebrities for sharing their pictures from the Maldives amid the coronavirus pandemic. She tweeted, "With apology to #Maldives but I just can't bear to see one more sun-kissed...image from there while our COVID-19 numbers surge." Nikhil wrote, "Absolutely...it's not like they are heartless, none are...just plain stupid."