"Absolutely Shameful": After Alia Bhatt's Shocking Paparazzi Incident, Bollywood Rallies Behind Her
Alia Bhatt witnessed a shocking incident on Tuesday as one media portal took her pictures while she was inside her home without any permission.
Celebrities are often in the public limelight and mediapersons are always on the go to click their pictures. Numerous times paparazzi would be spotted, standing in front of celebrities’ houses or somehow manage to make their way to the destination where they are holidaying. However, actress Alia Bhatt witnessed a shocking incident on Tuesday as one media portal took her pictures while she was inside her home without any permission. Sharing the photo clicked by a media portal on her Instagram story, she wrote: “Are you kidding me? I was at my house, having a perfectly normal afternoon, sitting in my living room when I felt something watching over me. I looked up and saw two men on the terrace of the neighbouring building with a camera right at me. In what world is this okay and is this allowed? This is a gross invasion of someone’s privacy. There’s a line that you must not cross, and it is safe to say that all lines were crossed today.”
As soon as she shared the post, Bollywood personalities like Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Janhvi Kapoor, and Karan Johar came out to express their shock at the incident, and call out the media portal for this "invasion of privacy."
“Absolutely shameless. This is crossing all limits if a woman isn’t feeling safe in her own home forget if she is a public figure or not for a second any sane person who takes photographs of public figures for a living needs to know that this is pathetic conduct & these are people in the media we have trusted and shown implicit faith in believing they are here to do a job not to make women feel unsafe or invade one’s privacy. This is nothing short of stalking @mumbaipolice," wrote Arjun Kapoor.
Taking to her Instagram story, Anushka Sharma wrote: "This is not the first time they are doing this. About two years ago we called them out for the same reason! You’d think it would have made them more respectful of people’s space and privacy. Absolutely shameful! They were also the only guys posting photos of our daughter despite repeated requests."
“This is disgustingly intrusive. This publication has repeatedly done things like this. Including, despite my continuous requests, photographed me unaware; inside the gym I go to while working out through the glass door. In a space that is supposed to be private, where one does not anticipate to get photographed," wrote Janhvi.
"There is no justification to this absolutely disgusting invasion of privacy. Everyone from the entertainment industry is always for the media and the paparazzi and are accommodating … but there HAS to be a LIMIT…. This is about anyone’s right to feel safe in their own homes! This is not about actors or celebrities it’s a basic human right," shared Karan Johar.
On the workfront, Alia Bhatt will be next seen in Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' opposite Ranveer Singh.
In 2023, she will also make her Hollywood debut opposite Gal Gadot in 'Heart Of Stone'. The movie will be releasing on Netflix.
