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| Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone: Anger over cleavage tweet | Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone: Anger over cleavage tweet |
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| Bollywood stars have joined hundreds expressing outrage after a top Indian newspaper published a photo and report on actress Deepika Padukone's cleavage. | |
| On Sunday the Times of India tweeted a photo taken last year with a link to a web photo gallery and caption: "OMG: Deepika Padukone's cleavage show". | On Sunday the Times of India tweeted a photo taken last year with a link to a web photo gallery and caption: "OMG: Deepika Padukone's cleavage show". |
| An angry Padukone responded on Twitter: "YES! I am a Woman. I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??" | An angry Padukone responded on Twitter: "YES! I am a Woman. I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??" |
| The daily later put out a tweet urging her to consider it a compliment. | The daily later put out a tweet urging her to consider it a compliment. |
| The newspaper has since removed the original tweet about Padukone's dress, which she wore to a film launch last year. | The newspaper has since removed the original tweet about Padukone's dress, which she wore to a film launch last year. |
| #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone trending | #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone trending |
| "Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!??," Padukone wrote on her Twitter account on Sunday. | "Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!??," Padukone wrote on her Twitter account on Sunday. |
| "Don't talk about Woman's Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!" she added. | "Don't talk about Woman's Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!" she added. |
| Several Bollywood celebrities and hundreds of fans have come out in support of the actress and #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone was the top trend on Twitter in India on Monday. | Several Bollywood celebrities and hundreds of fans have come out in support of the actress and #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone was the top trend on Twitter in India on Monday. |
| "Appalled....shocked and disgusted at the level of disrespect shown. Deepika or any women in the world cannot and should not stand for this!!" tweeted producer, director Karan Johar. | "Appalled....shocked and disgusted at the level of disrespect shown. Deepika or any women in the world cannot and should not stand for this!!" tweeted producer, director Karan Johar. |
| "I just read... about @deepikapadukone retort to cheap sensational journalism, well done girl," actor Arjun Rampal wrote on Twitter. | "I just read... about @deepikapadukone retort to cheap sensational journalism, well done girl," actor Arjun Rampal wrote on Twitter. |
| "Kudos to Deepika for being a strong woman and speaking up!," tweeted fashion designers Gauri & Nainika. | "Kudos to Deepika for being a strong woman and speaking up!," tweeted fashion designers Gauri & Nainika. |
| Much of the outrage is summarised by the comment posted by Hindustan Times columnist Madhavan Narayanan. | Much of the outrage is summarised by the comment posted by Hindustan Times columnist Madhavan Narayanan. |
| Many ordinary Indian women have also poured onto Twitter to voice their respect for her stand. | Many ordinary Indian women have also poured onto Twitter to voice their respect for her stand. |
| Newspaper defence | Newspaper defence |
| Following criticism, the Times of India tweeted to the actress that the report was meant to be a "compliment": "You look so great that we want to make sure everyone knew! :)" | |
| The newspapers defence, however, failed to placate many and actress Nimrat Kaur tweeted: "Dear @TOIEntertain... with this 'compliment' , I shudder to think who this 'everyone' is you're reaching out to?" | The newspapers defence, however, failed to placate many and actress Nimrat Kaur tweeted: "Dear @TOIEntertain... with this 'compliment' , I shudder to think who this 'everyone' is you're reaching out to?" |
| But some tweets adopted a more sceptical approach to the torrent of tweets in support of Deepika. | But some tweets adopted a more sceptical approach to the torrent of tweets in support of Deepika. |
| Padukone, daughter of badminton player Prakash Padukone, is one of India's most successful models and actresses. | Padukone, daughter of badminton player Prakash Padukone, is one of India's most successful models and actresses. |
| She made her acting debut in 2006 with a Kannada film, but found instant fame one year later with her Bollywood debut Om Shanti Om where she was cast opposite superstar Shahrukh Khan. | She made her acting debut in 2006 with a Kannada film, but found instant fame one year later with her Bollywood debut Om Shanti Om where she was cast opposite superstar Shahrukh Khan. |
| She has taken the lead in nearly a dozen films and her latest - Finding Fanny - was released on Friday. | She has taken the lead in nearly a dozen films and her latest - Finding Fanny - was released on Friday. |