Janhvi Kapoor has called out a media house for being “disgustingly intrusive.” It started after pictures of Alia Bhatt at her home were published without her consent by a media house, which was soon slammed by the actress and other members of the Hindi film fraternity.
Janhvi Kapoor, re-posting Alia Bhatt’s Instagram story, wrote in her extensive post: “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.”
The Dhadak actress added in her post: “I understand showing up to places, and in plain sight doing your job. Where there is a mutual understanding of the job of the photographers, and the job and requirements of being a public figure.
This stealthiness, zooming into someone’s private space without their consent or even awareness and calling it exclusive as if it’s a journalistic accomplishment is far from it.”
On Tuesday, Alia Bhatt, who was photographed at her home without her consent, called out the media house for the invasion of her privacy and tagging Mumbai Police in a note, the actress 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 me…. I looked up and saw two men on the terrace of my neighbouring building with a camera right at me! In what world is this okay and allowed? This is a gross invasion of someone’s privacy and it’s safe to say all lines were crossed dat.”
After Alia Bhatt, her sister Shaheen Bhatt, actors Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar also called out the media house in their respective social media posts.
