KARACHI: The Internet was ablaze Sunday evening when Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone posted a reply on Twitter about what The Times of India’s entertainment section tweeted a video of Padukone with the caption, “OMG! Deepika Padukone’s cleavage show!”
YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014
Dont talk about Woman's Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014
Various Bollywood celebrities then took to Twitter to support the 28-year-old actor and #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone started trending on the social media website.
Its a shame that this is what we do in the name of journalism.. More power to you @deepikapadukone ..
— Saqib Saleem (@Saqibsaleem) September 14, 2014
@deepikapadukone absolutely disgusting that this is what they choose to write about! Good on you for speaking up against this bullshit! Xxx
— Ileana D'Cruz (@Ileana_Official) September 14, 2014
More power to @deepikapadukone :-) dats how u shut them upppp
— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) September 14, 2014
We have hit a new low today…forget complimenting a woman have the ability to respect a woman first…
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) September 14, 2014
Appalled….shocked and disgusted at the level of disrespect shown..Deepika or any women in the world cannot and should not stand for this!!
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 14, 2014
Finding Fanny’s Deepika Padukone lashes out at India’s ‘leading’ newspaper for showing her cleavage video!: Th… http://t.co/B5uNRqcEyc
— Alia Bhatt (@AliaActress) September 14, 2014
This controversy comes after Deepika’s latest film release Finding Fanny, which hit theatres on Friday.