Bollywood paparazzi Manav Manglani has shared his views on the Bachchan family’s relationship with the paparazzi, especially. Jaya Bachchancontroversial statements about culture. Speaking on a podcast, he highlighted how different members of the family interact with photographers, he also touched on the backlash after Jaya’s comments.Opening up about their interactions, Manglani offered a detailed account of who is closer and the still-challenging adaptation to the changing media landscape.“Abhishek knows the medium we come from. Aishwarya is very close, so he knows the paps. Bachchanji also knows us inside out, but he is not that interactive with the paps. He hardly interacts, but Abhishek and Aishwarya do. Jayaji has not been able to measure up to this medium so far. It is stuck in the traditional space where newspapers, journalists, etc. are. So he doesn’t understand the paparazzi medium. Sometimes he is surprised to see so many people shooting with mobile phones,” he told Meri Saheli.
“Don’t come to me he says”
Reflecting further on Jaya Bachchan’s equation with photographers, Manglani said that she is still adapting to the culture and has definite limits when it comes to taking pictures.“Initially, where did they come from and it wasn’t the media, why did they click on his pictures. Now he is getting used to it. His only problem is not to get in his face. While he is walking he must not be clicked. He always says: ‘Standing in one place, I will come, pose and leave, don’t come to me’. Also, he hits anyone who clicks at the wrong angle. He is slowly getting used to it,” he added.
On Jaya Bachchan’s controversial remark
Manglani’s comments come after Jaya Bachchan’s scathing criticism of paparazzi culture at the We The Women event in Mumbai, which sparked a backlash from the paparazzi community.At the event, Jaya questioned the credibility and behavior of the paparazzi, saying, “Who are these people? Are they trained to represent this country?…they think that because they have a mobile phone they can take your picture and say whatever they want.”Responding to the controversy, Manglani said, “Even I couldn’t understand why he said that. Maybe he was in a bad mood.” Following his remarks, several members of the paparazzi fraternity called for a boycott of the Bachchan family.
