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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nVeteran actress Jaya Bachchan<\/a> has often found herself at odds with the paparazzi, with several of her sharp exchanges going viral over the years. While her behaviour was earlier brushed aside due to her stature, her recent remarks\u2014where she commented on photographers\u2019 clothing and compared them to mice\u2014have triggered strong backlash. Now, celebrity photographer Varinder Chawla has openly criticised her comments, calling them disrespectful and hurtful, while also pointing out what he sees as a contradiction within her own family\u2019s media engagement.<\/p>\n Reacting to Jaya Bachchan\u2019s statements, Varinder Chawla told Siddharth Kannan that the remarks deeply affected the paparazzi community. \u201cWe personally felt very bad about her remarks against my employees. All of us were hurt. There are multiple ways to express your views, but this was not the way to do it,\u201d he said.Varinder highlighted how several well-known celebrities have drawn boundaries with the media respectfully, without public humiliation. \u201cAlia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor<\/a>, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma<\/a> and Virat Kohli \u2014 all of them invited the paparazzi for tea and politely requested us not to click their children. Till date, we have respected that request and never photographed their kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Speaking about internal discussions within the paparazzi community, Varinder revealed that many photographers considered stepping back from covering Jaya Bachchan altogether. \u201cMany photographers discussed that if Jaya ji doesn\u2019t want us to click her, then perhaps we should stop doing so altogether. Not as a boycott, but simply by telling her politely that we won\u2019t click her anymore,\u201d he said.Defending his team, he added, \u201cNot once have our boys misbehaved with her. They always address her respectfully as \u2018Jaya ji\u2019. God knows why she appears so frustrated all the time, but this has been her nature for years.\u201d<\/p>\n Varinder stressed that the situation could have been handled far more sensitively. \u201cWhen people went crazy clicking Taimur, Kareena Kapoor later requested us to stop citing security concerns, and we immediately obliged. Jaya ji could have taken a similar approach,\u201d he said.He added, \u201cIf she had issues with the language or attire of the photographers, she could have conveyed it respectfully and we would have listened.\u201d<\/p>\n Pointing out practical alternatives available to celebrities, Varinder said, \u201cEvery event has two entries \u2014 the red carpet and the back entry. If you don\u2019t want to be clicked, quietly enter from the back. Your PR team and event organisers can easily guide you.\u201dQuestioning the logic behind her public confrontations, he added, \u201cBut if you deliberately walk the red carpet and then create a scene, it doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Varinder emphasised that Jaya Bachchan\u2019s remarks had wider implications beyond just photographers. \u201cMany of my employees come from financially modest backgrounds. They earn very little, and from that, they manage travel, household expenses, and everything else,\u201d he said.Adding further context, he noted, \u201cIf they were highly educated or financially privileged, they wouldn\u2019t be working here. Commenting on someone\u2019s clothes without knowing their background is unfair.\u201dHe went on to say, \u201cJaya ji must have several staff members at home who wear uniforms. But behind the scenes, who knows their financial situation or personal struggles? Her comments don\u2019t just affect photographers but everyone working in the industry, including spot boys. It reflects how she views the common man.\u201d<\/p>\n Responding to Jaya Bachchan\u2019s remark\u2014\u2018If you have to invite paparazzi to click your pictures, then what kind of celebrity are you?\u2019\u2014Varinder countered, \u201cEven in her own family, whether it\u2019s Abhishek Bachchan or Aishwarya Rai, we are invited to cover their promotional events when their films release.\u201dHe clarified how the system works, adding, \u201cNo major star personally calls us to click pictures. We are invited by PR teams and organisers, regardless of how big or established the celebrity is.\u201d <\/p>\n Jaya Bachchan Slams Paparazzi Culture : ‘Kahan Se Aate Hain Ye Log?’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Earlier, while speaking to Barkha Dutt on Mojo Story, Jaya Bachchan drew a clear line between journalists and paparazzi. \u201cMy relationship with the media is fantastic. I am a product of the media. My father was a journalist, and I have immense respect for them. But my relationship with paparazzi is zero,\u201d she said.She further added, \u201cWho are these people? Are they trained to represent the people of this country?\u201dExplaining her objection, she said, \u201cYeh jo bahar gande, tight pant pehnke, haath mein mobile leke ghoomte hain, they think that just because they have a mobile phone, they can take your picture and say whatever they want.\u201d She concluded by questioning their credibility, \u201cThe kind of comments they pass \u2014 kahan se aate hain, kis tarah ka education hai, kya background hai? And these people will represent us? Just because they can upload content on YouTube or social media platforms?\u201d<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan has often found herself at odds with the paparazzi, with several of her sharp exchanges going viral over the years. While her behaviour was earlier brushed aside due to her stature, her recent remarks\u2014where she commented on photographers\u2019 clothing and compared them to mice\u2014have triggered strong backlash. 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\u2018Not once have our boys misbehaved with her\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018She could have handled it like Kareena did\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018If you don\u2019t want to be clicked, enter from the back\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018Commenting on someone\u2019s clothes without knowing their background is unfair\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018Even her own family invites the media\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
What Jaya Bachchan had said earlier<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n