Actress Deepika Padukone has roundly slammed a picture of herself taken from an awkward angle that appeared in a leading news daily. On Twitter, Deepika posted a screenshot of the offending photo which was captioned in the 'news' story as - OMG: Deepika Padukone's cleavage show.
The incensed star, usually a social media abstainer, made her displeasure clear in a series of tweets:
YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014Dont talk about Woman's Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014Deepika instantly found support from many quartets across the microblogging site, with Bollywood colleagues and fans rushing to condemn the photograph and accompanying article. (Also Read - Deepika Padukone on Shweta Basu Prasad: Don't Make This a Scandal)
@deepikapadukone way to let 'em know! #LikeABoss @TOIEntertain TUM se yeh ummeed nahi thi #SMH #owned
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) September 14, 2014Well done @deepikapadukone ! Taken a stand for all of us. Xoxo
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) September 14, 2014We have hit a new low today...forget complimenting a woman have the ability to respect a woman first...
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) September 14, 2014@deepikapadukone #istandbydeepikapadukone
— Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline) September 14, 2014More power to @deepikapadukone :-) dats how u shut them upppp
— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) September 14, 2014@deepikapadukone - we just slam ourselves back into the dark ages! Reputed channels inciting regressive shit. What are they thinking?! Sad!
— homiadajania (@homiadajania) September 14, 2014
@deepikapadukoneSeptember 14, 2014Thank you for this! About time! #RESPECT "@deepikapadukone: YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??"
— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) September 14, 2014
That's eve teasing of different kind...@deepikapadukone that's the way women shd stand against & protest ...
— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) September 14, 2014
An actor has just as much right to react to an image of their body as anyone does. Fame doesn't veto your gender or your self-respect.
— Virr Das (@thevirdas) September 14, 2014
Thank you @deepikapadukone #RESPECT
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 14, 2014
If you are even remotely self righteous and want to do the right thing then SUPPORT @deepikapadukone. THIS WOMAN ROCKS.
— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) September 14, 2014
Its a shame that this is what we do in the name of journalism.. More power to you @deepikapadukone ..
— Saqib Saleem (@Saqibsaleem) September 14, 2014
Proud of @deepikapadukone for standing up and speaking her mind. Too many others in this country would have sat on the fence and kept quiet.
— Sid (@sidmallya) September 14, 2014
More power to you @deepikapadukone !
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) September 14, 2014
SHOCKED what it takes to get ATTN @deepikapadukone: Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!?? pic.twitter.com/hRZxrvalbH"
— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) September 14, 2014
@deepikapadukone our Media needs to be more responsible & sensitive
— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) September 14, 2014
Those Who Never Respect Woman Go To Hell @deepikapadukone We R With U Deepika #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone
— PRANAV NAPHADE (@pranav1490) September 14, 2014
@deepikapadukone sexist and utterly sad that instead of covering true talent the media resorts to such low means to attract readership
— Gauri & Nainika (@gauriandnainika) September 14, 2014
Deepika's latest film Finding Fanny - to promote which she changed her Twitter handle - opened in theatres to a warm reception both by critics and at the box office. (Also Read: Finding Fanny Sprints Ahead of Creature 3D at the Box Office)
She will next be seen in Farah Khan's film Happy New Year opposite Shah Rukh Khan this Diwali.
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