The actress was quoted saying, “They make us famous — stars without them we are no one. Without paparazzi, stars can’t be born. It’s the media who makes us and will make us always.”
Recently, actor and politician Jaya Bachchan was in an interaction with journalist Barkha Dutt when she was asked about her relationship with the paparazzi. Without mincing her words, the actress expressed her displeasure at the culture and questioned the stars’ necessity to get themselves clicked perpetually. The statement was received with flak, disdain, and debate.
Amid the social media divide,
Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal’s co-star from Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Payal Ghosh has backed the photographers and the work they do in a statement.
The actress was quoted saying, “They make us famous — stars without them we are no one. Without paparazzi, stars can’t be born. It’s the media who makes us and will make us always. I have always appreciated the paparazzi’s efforts — they stand for us always.” While some stars argue for stronger boundaries and greater respect for personal space, Payal’s stance acknowledges an often-overlooked truth: fame isn’t built in silence.
Paparazzi on
Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan also said, “These men outside wearing those drain pipe type pants with mobiles in their hands… they think that just because they have a mobile they can take your picture, and say what they want? And the kind of comments they pass? What kind of people are they? They are like rats.”
Will the paparazzi boycott the actress?
A member of the paparazzi said, “It’s unfortunate, what she said. Her grandson Agastya’s film Ikkis is going to release, what if the paps don’t come to cover the promotions. Amitabh ji comes outside his house every Sunday, no leading media covers it, it’s us paps. Judging someone on the basis of their appearance, people who work tirelessly day and night… she might be of the opinion that we aren’t ‘media’, but we are social media.”
Senior photographer Varinder Chawla revealed, “I have been in the business for so many years, and respected whenever the celebs said something. Ranbir Kapoor said to not pap Raha, same for Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s Dua.”
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