The relationship between paparazzi and celebrities has always been under the scanner. While it’s evident that it is symbiotic, sometimes certain instances highlight the problematic aspects to it. One’s personal space, for starters.
Ranbir Kapoor ’s video reprimanding paps ‘Yeh kya kar rahe ho? Hato yahaan se’ went viral recently. He was exiting and walking towards his car with wife, actor Alia Bhatt when this happened. Similarly, Kajol’s video getting upset at paps entering the Durga Puja pandal wearing shoes and slippers also went viral.
Social media users supported her in this instance. Also read: Ranbir Kapoor gets angry at paparazzi, pulls man away from his car after party with Alia Bhatt and family. Watch In Hollywood, too, actor Tom Holland was seen rescuing girlfriend, actor Zendaya from a swarm of paps.
The question arises: have they crossed a line by entering one’s personal space? We talk to some prominent paps on the recent episodes of celebs' personal space being intruded upon. A post shared by HT City (@htcity) NEW FACES Celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani, who has been in the field for decades, opines, “It depends on the situation. All such things do get resolved eventually.
What has happened is, the number of paps on spot have increased, it’s getting out of control. Several people have started papping, seeing our success. Sabko lagta hai yahi karna chahiye.
Now there are different faces on field. I get shocked, when I see so many people in Ban.