‘Paise chahiye tereko?’: Sunny Deol attacks paparazzi for filming family during Dharmendra’s ash immersion

This comes after an earlier viral clip in which Sunny Deol had publicly expressed his anger at the paparazzi gathered outside while his father was severely ill. In that video, he can be heard saying, “Aap logon ko sharam aani chahiye… Aapke ghar mein maa-baap hain, bacche hain. Ch*****n ki tarah video liye jaa rahe ho. Sharam nahi aati? (You guys should be ashamed of yourself. You also have parents, have kids, yet you are making videos like idiots. Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?).”

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The incident reflects a growing conversation in the industry about paparazzi culture and the need for responsible coverage, especially in moments of grief or crisis. Recently, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan also voiced her concerns during a conversation with Barkha Dutt on #WeTheWomen, sharply criticising the behaviour of paparazzi. She said, “My relationship with media is fantastic, I am the product of media. But my relationship with paparazzi is zero. Who are these people? Are they trained to be representing the people of this country? You call them media? I come from media, my father was a journalist. I have immense, tremendous respect for such people.”

She further added, “But these people outside, wearing cheap tight pants and holding a mobile phone, think that just because they have a phone, they can take your picture and say whatever they want. And the kind of comments they make! What kind of people are they? Where do they come from, what kind of education do they have? What background? They will represent us? Just because they can upload something on YouTube or any other social platform?”