"that doesn’t make you any less disgusting."
Sara Tendulkar hit out at a paparazzi account over a body-shaming social media post, reigniting criticism around invasive celebrity coverage and toxic paparazzi culture in India.
Photojournalist Tahir Jasus had shared a video of Sara at an airport.
The clip included a caption in Hindi, which read:
“Moti wali Sara hai, bagal wali bhabhi hai (The fat one is Sara, the woman next to her is her sister-in-law).”
The “sister-in-law” mentioned in the caption referred to entrepreneur Saaniya Chandhok, who married Sara’s brother, Arjun Tendulkar, in March 2026.
The offensive post, which has since been deleted, went viral and attracted Sara’s attention.
In an Instagram Story, Sara Tendulkar shared a screenshot of the video and slammed the person responsible.
She wrote: “You are disgusting. This is not ‘journalism’. Leave. Us. Alone.”
Aware that the video had been deleted, Sara condemned the remarks and rejected any suggestion that removing the content erased responsibility.
She added: “You can delete your post, but that doesn’t make you any less disgusting.”
The incident has triggered wider discussions around celebrity privacy, misogyny, and the increasing scrutiny female public figures face online and in public spaces.
Several female celebrities in India have recently spoken out against paparazzi behaviour, particularly the use of invasive camera angles and footage focused on women’s bodies.
Janhvi Kapoor previously confronted photographers and urged them not to zoom in on her body or capture her from inappropriate angles during public appearances.
Sapthami Gowda also criticised photographers for filming actresses inappropriately at events. The actress described the behaviour as “disrespectful and unacceptable”.
She wrote: “As women in the film industry, we stand together in addressing a recurring issue.
“Repeatedly, videos and photographs of female actors at public events are shot and circulated from inappropriate angles, with unnecessary zooms that focus on our bodies rather than our work.
“This behaviour, carried out by a few individuals, is disrespectful and unacceptable.”
“We are here for our craft. We are here for our cinema. We unequivocally condemn deliberate zoom-ins and inappropriate angles.
“They are clear violations of dignity and will not be normalised or tolerated. We expect those covering events to maintain professionalism, basic respect, and decency.”
Rukmini Vasanth also voiced support for Sapthami’s comments and condemned the deliberate use of inappropriate camera angles at public events.
The backlash against paparazzi behaviour reflects growing concerns about how celebrity culture increasingly blurs the line between public interest and personal harassment, particularly for women in entertainment and public life.
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