Celebrities express discomfort on being hounded by celebrities. Being a celebrity may get people the fame, but every moment of their life comes under scrutiny with the over enthusiastic media.
In the midst of all this, celebrities shared their thoughts on it. Akshay Kumar said “Ek photographer ko kariban 3.5–4 hazaar milte hain. Aur agar usko milte hain toh mere liye kya problem honi chahiye?”(A photographer earns around Rs 3,500–4,000 for clicking my photo. If they are earning that, why should I have a problem?)
However, Tapsee shared “I have no problem with photographers clicking me. But there must be boundaries. You can’t click me without permission. I believe respect is a two-way street. I have worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi industries and I’ve dealt with the paps in all three industries. A lot of them are my friends. But some of them sometimes forget that there is a very thin line between being a public figure and public property.”
She continued “I never call them for my personal publicity. They are invited by the production houses. Sometimes their tone is so insulting. Of late, anyone with a camera or a phone is a paparazzi. The camera gives a one-sided narrative. It is very easy to target a person and demean them. Certain members of the clan feel that just because they’ve the power to put content on social media so they have the upper hand. Sadly, they are the windows for the public to ‘see’ celebs.”
Madhavan says “If you ask them nicely not to click, they listen to you. It’s not as if they shove cameras in faces when they are not open to it.”
Sonu Sood adds “They never intrude. They very politely ask permission before taking pictures. And if you tell them no, they move away.” Raveena Tandon however feels that Papz has the right to shoot the celebrities in public.