Neetu Kapoor’s sarcastic reply to paparazzi raises questions over actresses’ ‘back shots’

Neetu Kapoor’s brief exchange with photographers has brought renewed attention to the practice of paparazzi capturing intrusive pictures of actresses from behind, an issue that has previously drawn sharp criticism from Neha Dhupia and Salman Khan.

The veteran Bollywood actress was spotted outside an establishment in the city on Sunday when photographers approached her for pictures. As she made her way towards her car, one of them asked her to pose for a photograph of her back.

Neetu responded with a pointed remark that appeared to question their fascination with such pictures.

“Apko ya bada accha lagta hai na, ‘back’”? (You really like the ‘back shot’, don’t you?)

The photographers denied the suggestion as the actress got into her car and shut the door. Though the interaction was brief, it brought the issue of inappropriate paparazzi photography back into focus.

Neha Dhupia had earlier called out the practice

Neetu is not the first Bollywood personality to object to photographers taking pictures of actresses from behind. Neha Dhupia has also publicly challenged the practice, describing it as disrespectful towards women.

At an awards event in Mumbai, Dhupia confronted photographers over the way they were capturing images of actresses.

“Yeh badtameezi se backshot kaun leta hai tum logon mein se? Band karo. (Who is taking these disrespectful back shots? Stop it)”.

She made it clear that her objection extended beyond her own experience, saying she was speaking up for women in general. According to Dhupia, celebrities had repeatedly asked photographers to stop taking such pictures and were tired of having to raise the issue again and again.

Salman Khan backs Neha Dhupia’s stand

The controversy also drew strong criticism from Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who supported Dhupia’s position on Bigg Boss 20.

During the show, Khan referred to Dhupia’s stand against intrusive photography and urged women who were uncomfortable with such images to speak up.

His message was particularly blunt: if a photographer continued taking such pictures after being told to stop, women should turn around and slap him. Khan described the practice as “disgusting” and questioned the mindset behind it.

With IANS inputs