India, May 20 -- Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar's show The Royals is facing a wave of criticism on social media. And actor Lakshmi Manchu is puzzled by the intense backlash to the Netflix show, admitting that she doesn't always want to see Bhumi in meaningful performances. Also read: Amid The Royals backlash, clip of Bhumi Pednekar slamming people commenting on her big lips emerges

In a candid chat with Hindustan Times, Lakshmi came forward to defend Bhumi and Ishaan amid the criticism for their web show, The Royals.

"Everyone who is trashing The Royals, saying it is not a Netflix kind of show and other things... I want to say one thing to them. Ishaan looked really hot, and Bhumi was wearing fabulous clothes. It was a mind-numbing s...