After Rana Daggubati, Kajol slams paparazzi culture as ‘disrespectful’ and intrusive-OxBig News Network

Mumbai, May 30 (ANI): Bollywood actors Kajol and Ajay Devgn during the trailer launch of their upcoming horror movie ‘Maa: Rakshak Bhakshak’, in Mumbai on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
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Bollywood actor Kajol has slammed paparazzi culture as disrespectful and intrusive. In an interview with a portal, Kajol — star of the upcoming horror film Maa — took issue with being constantly tailed by photographers, and how it violates an actor’s personal space.

“I am a little conscious with paps,” Kajol told Bollywood Hungama. “I think there are certain places where they shouldn’t be. Like I find it very strange when they run after actors at someone’s funeral and ask for photos. I find that odd and a little disrespectful. I find it strange that you cannot even go for lunch.”

In the past, several film celebrities (including Kajol) have expressed their annoyance with pap culture. A ‘pap’ or paparazzo is a photographer engaged to click pictures of celebrities, often milling outside airports, gyms and restaurants. While some are invited or handed ‘tip-offs’ by an actor’s publicity team, there are also those who turn up unannounced or behave indecorously.

Most recently, actor Rana Daggubati lost his cool after being pursued by photographers at the airport. A video went viral of Daggubati, a major Telugu star who features in the Hindi-Telugu web series Rana Naidu, accidentally dropping his phone after a stranger bumped into him. The actor, waving his hand in displeasure, looked annoyed at the snappers who continued filming him.

Speaking about the airport incident, Daggubati later told India Today, “I didn’t call them (the photographers). I don’t like it. I don’t like them in my personal space, and I have been very vocal about it. They come outside my home, which I have respectfully told them [not to do]. And even at airports, they still turn up. I think it’s pretty annoying.”