This Article is From Sep 22, 2014

Dear Deepika Padukone, Why the Hypocrisy?: Daily's Response on Cleavage Row

Dear Deepika Padukone, Why the Hypocrisy?: Daily's Response on Cleavage Row

The leading daily that Deepika has squared off against has published a second post in its own defence accusing the actress of 'hypocrisy.'

New Delhi: Dear Deepika Padukone, Why the Hypocrisy?: Daily's Response on Cleavage RowActress Deepika Padukone posted her final word on the 'cleavage row' on Facebook last week, writing 'for me, the topic ends here' in a piece titled 'My Point of View.' Her opponent, however, is unwilling to let things rest.

The leading daily that Deepika has squared off against has published a second post in its own defence accusing the actress of 'hypocrisy.'

In her Facebook post, Deepika stressed on the importance of separating an actor's on-screen activities from his or her off-screen life - the lines between reel and real are often blurred, she wrote. To this, the daily responds: "Deepika, we accept your reel vs real argument, but what about all the times, and there have been many, when you have flaunted your body off screen - while dancing on stage, posing for magazine covers, or doing photo ops at movie promotional functions? What 'role' do you play there? So why the hypocrisy? What's equally hypocritical is that several media outlets have freely displayed Deepika's cleavage even as they sounded all outraged on her behalf. Surely they could have reported the story without those pictures? Yes, the headline could have been better. But the world of online is very different from that of newspapers. It is chaotic and cluttered - and sensational headlines are far from uncommon."

The headline that caused this commotion read: 'OMG: Deepika Padukone's cleavage show.' (Also Read - Deepika Padukone on Cleavage Row: No Issues Celebrating Body, Just Want Respect Off-Screen)

Will film stars act as self-appointed censors now?, asks the daily, writing: "We have always campaigned against the moral police. We believe there's no shame in Deepika showing off her body, but does she now want us to first check with her as to which pictures of her - taken at public events - we can or cannot publish? Are we going to have a parallel censor board for pictures of film stars taken off screen but in plain sight of the world, as Deepika's was? It's not as if the pictures were shot with hidden cameras, or that someone sneaked into her home, invaded her privacy, and took those pictures without her knowledge/permission."

The daily defends themselves in extremely graphic terms against Deepika's point of male celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan not being subjected to intrusive photography in the manner that female celebrities are.

The daily also accuses Deepika of seeking publicity: "You've also written, ''Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I have little interest to take this further as it might get more attention than it deserves and might be further misconstrued and twisted to sell more undeserved headlines.'' Despite having made your point on Twitter, you have chosen to re-tweet every message and given as many interviews as you could. This has obviously been great publicity for you, timed perfectly with the release of your new film. The video's been on YouTube for a year, why object now?"

To further illustrate their point about Deepika's 'hypocrisy,' the daily ends its article with pictures of Deepika wearing a series of revealing outfits on various magazine covers and photoshoots.

The two-week long face-off between the actress and the daily began two Sundays ago when the daily tweeted a collection of archive pictures of the actress accompanied by the afore-mentioned headline. An incensed Deepika responded furiously on Twitter with - 'YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??' (Also Read: The Tweet Which Started the Row)

Battle lines were immediately drawn, with many of Deepika's colleagues and friends rushing to her defence. Actor Shah Rukh Khan, her co-star of many films, told the press that he didn't have the 'guts' to do what Deepika had done but stood firmly by her.

'Dear Deepika' is now trending on Twitter. While Bollywood has been slow to respond to the latest exchange between the actress and the daily, VJ and TV personality Gaurav Kapur tweeted:



There were also some responses from non-celeb tweeple:





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