Sushmita Says Privacy is a ‘Myth’ after Alia Slams Unauthorised Images

Sushmita Sen attacked the paparazzi culture and shared a statement written by Huma Tanweer after Alia Bhatt called out a publication.

Sushmita Sen, a former beauty pageant contestant and Bollywood actor, has criticised the paparazzi industry and shared a note by Huma Tanweer that calls “privacy” a “fiction.”

After her unauthorised photographs of herself lounging in her living room at home were released and referred to as “exclusives,” Alia wrote a harsh letter to a media outlet.

Sushmita Sen spoke out in favour of Alia Bhatt and reposted a piece on celebrities’ privacy being a “myth.”

In Instagram Stories, she posted a message that author Huma Tanweer had originally written.

It discussed how celebrities’ “personal and social lives are routinely blurred” by the media.

It talked about the media “frequently blurring the lines between personal and social lives” of celebrities.

The note by Huma read: “In a world made smaller by the virtue of the internet, technology and social media, privacy is but a myth. And if you are a celebrity, you have it worse. With the paparazzi culture at its peak, there is little that can be kept hidden.”

The note further read: “Guys, how can you catch someone off guard despite their repeated requests to the media for privacy? When are we going to draw the lines? Are we becoming nothing more than PR machinery? Our right to privacy cannot be in any manner violated. Media frequently blur the lines between personal and social lives.”

“They substantially confuse the two and the outcome is obnoxious and unscrupulous.”

She went on: “Since we all have a psychological need for privacy, there should inevitably be a dichotomy between a celebrity’s private and public lives. Media should refrain from intruding on this demarcation line.”

“The practice of using such news to boost channel ratings and garner the most viewers is by no means appropriate.”