New Delhi: Actor Jaya Bachchan’s uneasy and often fiery relationship with the paparazzi has resurfaced in public debate following her recent comments at an event with journalist Barkha Dutt, which went viral. Her remarks, which questioned the credentials, behaviour and appearance of paps, have sparked strong responses from leading photographers who’ve been documenting Bollywood for decades.

During the interaction, Jaya Bachchan stated that she had “zero relationship” with the paparazzi and added, “I am the product of a media. 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 respect, tremendous respect for such people.”

However, it was her next statement that ignited ba

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