JAYA BACHCHAN'S 'GANDE PANT' COMMENT SPARKS PAPARAZZI BACKLASH

The actor's fraught relationship with the paps has sparked fresh controversy. She even questioned their background, triggering backlash from lensmen

- Rishabh Suri

Actor and MP Jaya Bachchan's on-off rapport with paparazzi sparked fresh chatter on Monday.

Talking to journalist Barkha Dutt, Jaya said she has 'zero relationship' with paps: “I am the product of a media. Who are these people? Are they trained to be representing the people of this country? You call them media? I come from media. My father was a journalist. I have immense respect for such people.”

She sparked a controversy saying: “Magar yeh jo bahar drainpipe tight, gande pant pehen ke, haath mein mobile leke... they think that because they have a mobile, they can take your picture and say what they want. The kind of comments they pass — what kind of people are these people? Kahan se aate hain? Kis tarah ka education hai? Kya background hai?”

We reached out to the paps, and they are naturally angry.

Paparazzi react angrily to her remarks

VARINDER CHAWLA