Actor Neha Dhupia publicly reprimanded photographers at a Mumbai event on Tuesday evening, calling out what she described as the 'disrespectful' practice of taking intrusive 'back shots' of celebrities. A video of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media, shows an angry Dhupia confronting the paparazzi and demanding that they stop clicking such pictures.
Dhupia's Confrontation with Paparazzi
In the video, Dhupia is heard saying, 'Yeh badtameezi se backshot kaun leta hai tumlog me se? Kaun leta hai? Band karo ye sab (Who among you is taking these back shots so disrespectfully? Who is doing it? Stop it).' She further urged photographers not to click such photographs of any celebrity, saying repeated requests to stop the practice had gone unheeded. 'Mera nahi karna hai. Kisi ka nahi karna hai. Bol bol kar thak gaye hain... Humlog bahut izzat se karte hai aap logon se baat. Mat karo ye sab (Don't do it to me. Don't do it to anyone. We are tired of saying this over and over... We speak to you all with respect. Please don't do this),' she said.
Broader Debate on Celebrity Privacy
The incident has reignited the debate over privacy and the conduct of paparazzi while covering celebrities at public events. Dhupia is not the first actor to raise concerns over photographers' behaviour. Earlier this year, Salman Khan expressed his displeasure with paparazzi outside a hospital in Mumbai, accusing them of trying to create content out of a sensitive situation. The photographers later apologised to the actor. Following that episode, Khan shared a series of strongly worded posts on social media, saying he had always supported the media but was disappointed by attempts to sensationalise someone's pain.
