"Orry, Palak here. If it’s an apology you want..."
The fallout between Orry and Palak Tiwari has been a two-year slow burn, now exploding into a wider rupture involving Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan.
What began as quiet tension has spiralled into leaked WhatsApp chats, Instagram unfollows, and a pointed “3 worst names” reel that dragged Bollywood royalty into influencer drama.
For South Asian audiences watching closely, this is less a petty spat and more a case study in celebrity power, proximity, and public image management.
It also exposes how star kids, emerging actors, and social media gatekeepers navigate loyalty when everything is online.
Here is how the saga unfolded, and why it matters.
The original Orry–Palak WhatsApp drama first surfaced on December 31, 2023, when Orry, also known as Orhan Awatramani, posted a screenshot of their chat.
The Instagram Story instantly sparked speculation that their previously cordial dynamic had gone sour.
In the screenshot, Palak messages, “Orry, Palak here. If it’s an apology you want,” signalling an off-screen incident serious enough to require formal outreach.
Orry replies with a middle-finger emoji instead of words, a move many read as performative humiliation once broadcast to millions.
Palak then adds, “Out of respect for Sara. I’m saying it,” making clear she was apologising because of Sara Ali Khan’s standing in this social ecosystem.
Orry responds, “No, babe, I’m sorry. Either you apologise out of self-respect. Cause you don’t know how to talk,” reframing her message as inadequate and condescendingly questioning her manners.
Palak reiterates that she has apologised and closes the conversation, leaving ambiguity over what she supposedly did and why Sara appeared to hold moral authority.
Even when the chat first leaked, fans quickly assumed “Sara” meant Sara Ali Khan, especially as Palak was rumoured to be dating Ibrahim Ali Khan.
Coverage at the time linked the dots, noting Palak had been repeatedly spotted with Ibrahim.
Reports also claimed both families had informally approved the relationship, including Shweta Tiwari on Palak’s side, and Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan on Ibrahim’s.
That context made Palak’s line “out of respect for Sara” look like an attempt to keep the peace with her boyfriend’s sister.
Sara also happened to be one of Orry’s closest celebrity friends and his gateway into Bollywood’s inner circle.
Orry later defended posting the chat, arguing that people focused on his leak instead of asking what Palak was apologising for.
He implied there had been a serious behind-the-scenes incident, saying a third party had to intervene and make her see it correctly.
Fast-forward to late January 2026, when Orry posts a reel titled some variation of “3 worst names.”
Without surnames, he lists “Sara, Paalak, Amrita,” a move that fooled nobody.
Viewers widely read Amrita as Amrita Singh, Sara as Sara Ali Khan, and Paalak as Palak Tiwari.
The reel drags Sara’s mother and Ibrahim’s rumoured girlfriend into one snarky, algorithm-baiting call-out.
It is quickly deleted after backlash, but only after being screen-recorded and dissected across Reddit and Twitter.
For many, this marked the moment simmering tension finally boiled over.
Soon after the reel gains traction, Sara Ali Khan unfollows Orry on Instagram.
Ibrahim Ali Khan follows shortly after.
Palak Tiwari also unfollows, creating the optics of a clean social excommunication.
The star daughter, the star son, and the star-adjacent girlfriend collectively freeze out the “friend of the stars” who built his brand on proximity.
Entertainment coverage frames the unfollows as silent but firm boundary-setting, especially given Orry’s history of appearing in their holidays, parties, and branded content.
In later interviews, Orry doubles down and insists this goes deeper than unfollow wars.
He claims he unfollowed Sara some time ago and says he has not followed Ibrahim “in years,” attempting to flip the narrative.
His most explosive allegation targets Amrita Singh directly.
Orry says pretending to be friends with Sara meant pretending to be okay with the trauma her mother put him through.
He adds that if Amrita were to apologise, he might consider letting things go.
The statement effectively demands contrition from a veteran Bollywood actor while making private power dynamics public.
During the same media cycle, he reportedly calls Ibrahim Ali Khan “besharam,” signalling his anger now extends to the wider Pataudi-Singh orbit.
At the same time, commentators note Orry’s engagement is at an all-time high.
Whatever the personal cost, the feud appears to be fuelling the attention economy on which his influencer status depends.
Seen together, the leaked Palak chat and the “3 worst names” reel form one continuous arc.
First, Palak apologises “out of respect for Sara.”
Years later, she is publicly named alongside Sara and Amrita when Orry appears to feel sidelined by the same power structure.
Palak’s position is uniquely precarious.
She is an emerging actor and Ibrahim’s rumoured girlfriend, trying to stay in good standing with a powerful film family.
At the same time, she finds herself publicly shamed by a social-media kingmaker who once shared the same tables.
For Sara and Ibrahim, the unfollows function as image management.
They signal to the industry and audiences that they are not co-signing Orry’s digs at Amrita and Palak, without issuing statements.
For Orry, whose brand is built on being the hyper-visible best friend to star kids, this is a classic influencer-era break-up.
Screenshots, Reels, and unfollows become weapons.
Private resentment turns into public storyline, complete with trauma claims and multi-generational Bollywood name drops.
For South Asians watching from the sidelines, it is a revealing glimpse into how fame, family, and influence collide when everyone is online.
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