Deepika Padukone, who lashed out at Indian English language daily Times of India on Sunday for publishing a gallery of cleavage-baring photos, has found ample support among her peers, including Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Bollywood heavy-hitter Karan Johar, as well as her fans. Many congratulated her for not letting the matter slide. They also lambasted the newspaper for their seemingly flippant response to Padukone’s tweets.
On Sunday, the Finding Fanny actress took to Twitter to rebuke Times of India’s entertainment portal with a barrage of tweets such as “YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!?? [sic]”.
The news organisation responded by calling their raunchy web gallery a “compliment” and that they had taken it upon themselves to show the world her cleavage: “@deepikapadukone, It’s a compliment! You look so great that we want to make sure everyone knew! :) [sic].”
tabloid! gives you a round up of some of the tweets that followed:
Siddharth Mallya @sidmallya:
“And the @TimesofIndia response may just have to go down as one of the most idiotic, shambollic and stupid responses of all time. Bravo.” and “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. [sic]”
Ranveer Singh @RanveerOfficial:
“@deepikapadukone way to let ‘em know! #LikeABoss @TOIEntertain TUM se yeh ummeed nahi thi #SMH #owned.” [I did not expect this from you].
Karan Johar @karanjohar:
“Appalled....shocked and disgusted at the level of disrespect shown..Deepika or any women in the world cannot and should not stand for this!!”
Rahul Bose @RahulBose1:
“Just reading TOI Ent’s coverage of @deepikapadukone. Stunned. A new low. Well done, Deepika, for not letting it go. Neither shall we.”
Priyanka Chopra @priyankachopra:
“Well done @deepikapadukone ! Taken a stand for all of us. Xoxo.”
Virr Das @thevirdas:
“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.”
Arjun Rampal @rampalarjun:
“I just read here in Malaysia about @deepikapadukone retort to cheap sensational journalism, well done girl [sic].”
Dia Mirza @deespeak:
“Entertainment ‘news’ has rarely ever treated women with much respect. I’m surprised by the surprise. For once some1 decided not to let it go.”
Shoojit Sircar @ShoojitSircar:
“That’s eve teasing of different kind...@deepikapadukone that’s the way women shd stand against & protest ...[sic].”
Masaba Gupta @MasabaG:
“What a boss.@deepikapadukone 3cheers to breasts & cleavage.we don’t see pics of men who wear unflattering pants,the penis is holy or what? [sic].”
Anubhav Sinha @anubhavsinha:
“It is the high camera angle not a low neckline. What is low is the standard of journalism. Downright SICK!!! @deepikapadukone”
Sophie Choudry @Sophie_Choudry:
“@TOIEntertain: @deepikapadukone , It’s a compliment! You look so great that we want to make sure everyone knew! :)” What? Seriously?! Sick!”
Reactions from Padukone’s fans:
Madhavan Narayanan @madversity:
“They think @deepikapadukone has a cleavage. I think she has got a spine.”
Kavita Krishnan @kavita_krishnan:
“@deepikapadukone Bravo! Papers do this to actresses, sportswomen regularly. They need to be shamed & exposed.”
Sir Ravindra Jadeja @SirJadeja:
“If you really want to notice something in a woman, notice her smile, not her cleavage. #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone #RespectWomen.”
