00:00Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is calling out the paparazzi again.
00:07After a video of her under-construction home went viral, she posted a blunt note on privacy.
00:14But this isn't the first time her personal space has been trespassed upon like it's public property.
00:19Last year, Alia had blasted photographers for shooting her inside her living room from an adjoining building terrace.
00:25She called it a gross invasion of privacy and she wasn't exaggerating.
00:29That incident sparked outrage, think pieces and even some apologies.
00:33But the breaches didn't stop.
00:34A few months later, paps filmed her playing paddle at private sports complex, again without consent.
00:39And Alia isn't the only one on the hit list.
00:42When actor Deepika Padukone became a mother recently, a video of her baby circulated online before she had a chance to share it.
00:49Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka Sharma and even Gauri Khan have all spoken about shielding their kids from the lenses that never blink, not even for newborns.
00:57So what's really going on?
00:59In the race of exclusives, where does public interest end and pure voyeurism begin?
01:03Celebrity spotting is content gold.
01:05Airport looks, gym looks, home looks, any looks.
01:08The more intimate, the bigger the engagement spike.
01:10But when private spaces are filmed without consent, can we still call it harmless fun?
01:14Or is it still just talking with DSLR?
01:17History warned us.
01:18In 1997, Princess Diana's death put paparazzi culture on global trial.
01:23The fatal car crash was blamed partly on photographers who chased her down like prey.
01:27There was outrage, soul-searching, and then nothing changed.
01:30Decades later, here we are, still selling privacy like prime real estate for clicks.
01:35So here's the question, when a celebrity says stop, why isn't that enough?
01:38Privacy isn't a perk of stardom, it's a basic right.
01:41Maybe it's time we asked, is that one exclusive picture really worth crossing every line?
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