Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit Calls Jaya Bachchan's 'Zero Relationship With Paparazzi' Comment A 'Snobbish Elitism'

Jaya Bachchan is getting trolled for her comments on media at the recently held We The Women event in Mumbai city. With her statement, 'My relationship with the paparazzi is zero,' filmmaker Ashoke Pandit

has hit back at the veteran actress, slamming her seniority in the industry but her attitude with the paparazzi and media as a whole.

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit slams Jaya Bachchan's comment on media

Taking to his official Instagram handle, Ashoke Pandit wrote, "Jaya Bachchan ji's statement against the paparazzi reeks of snobbish elitism. To criticize the aggressive coverage of certain paps is one thing, but to demean the profession altogether, laced with downright classist remarks is unbecoming of such a senior member of our film industry and a parliamentarian."ALSO READ: Jaya Bachchan Shares One Quality Of Husband Amitabh She Loves Most: He Keeps It To Himself, But… He further went on to mention that, "They're hardworking professionals doing their job, for which most times they've been called by the stars and their PR teams themselves. So if she has such a strong opinion against the paparazzi culture, it's time to look inwards rather than indulge in this misplaced outrage."The caption read, "Not very parliamentarian, #JayaBachchan ji."Take a look at the post:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit1)

Jaya Bachchan's comment

For the unversed, during the recently held We The Women event, Jaya Bachchan called out the paparazzi culture further talking about her relationship with the people with cameras. She expressed, "It is strange. I am the product of the media, but my relationship with the 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 tremendous respect for such people.” "These men outside wearing these slim pants and dirty clothes with mobiles in their hands… they think that just because they have a mobile they can take your picture, and say what they want? And the kind of comments they pass? What kind of people are these people?," she added. Stay tuned for more updates!