Actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan has targeted the paparazzi. She said that she has a good relationship with the media, but zero with them. In an interview with Barkha Dutt, when Jaya was asked, “What kind of relationship do you have with the media?”, she replied, “I have a very good relationship with the media. It’s true that I myself am a product of the media, but I have no relationship with the paparazzi; they are zero. Who are these people? Do they represent the people of this country? You call them media?” Jaya Bachchan continued, “I belong to the media myself. My father was a journalist. I have great respect for real journalists, but those who roam around with cameras, wear filthy, skimpy clothes, and take pictures of anyone with a mobile phone are not media. They think that having a mobile phone allows them to say anything. Who are these people? What is their education, what is their background?” During the interview, Jaya Bachchan also expressed her opinion on social media. The actress said, “I’m not on any social networking sites. Once, a staff member said, ‘Madam, I don’t look at anything on social media because you’re the most hated person on social media.'” Jaya replied, “I don’t care.” She further added, “Whoever hates me, that’s their opinion, but I dislike them because they sneak into someone’s house like rats with mobile cameras.” “Is a celebrity who invites cameras into their own homes?” Jaya Bachchan asked. “Isn’t a celebrity a star?” When asked about the fact that many actors invite paparazzi to the airport and pose for them, she replied, “I don’t know them. These days, these actors are young, my grandson’s age. My grandson is also acting, but he’s not on any social media.” Everyone teases him that he will have to come on social media someday, but he says, ‘We will see.'” Jaya also said, “If you have to call the camera yourself to get your photo clicked, then what kind of celebrity are you?” Jaya scolded the paparazzi at a fashion event It is worth noting that Jaya Bachchan has been angry with the paparazzi many times. Recently, when she reached the fashion event of fashion designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, she instructed the paparazzi not to misbehave.
