The conversations and remarks made by Indian paparazzi covering the launch of the ‘India in Fashion’ exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), Mumbai, caught the attention of netizens.
Bollywood and Hollywood stars walked the red carpet at the glittery launch of the Centre. Soon after, twitterati reacted to the conversations of the paparazzi, which everybody did not find amusing.
In the first clip, as international model Gigi Hadid posed for a photo and a person can be heard asking another person, “Shakira hai kya? Kaun hai bhai?” (Is she Shakira? Who is she?)
gigi hadid attending the ceremony and the paparazzi saying “shakira hai kya kaun hai bhai?” HELP??-!!:;&(&;$$ pic.twitter.com/NNXsjH2GD1
— শুভম ☽ (@stfuabmur) April 1, 2023
One person related the clip to the popularity of Shakira in India quoting, “every white woman with ombre blonde long hair is shakira to desi locals, like shakira’s impact is something else in India”.
Another wrote, “l’m Indian and here in India • we love Shakira she is a household name here we have song on her in Bollywood even children know about her. Shakira’s impact is huge she should consider India for her next world tour”.
Another called Shakira as Queen as she quoted, “Shakira being the most famous blonde worldwide and not even being a natural blonde…. Queen”.
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One twitterati quoted, “This thread is comic gold!!!”, while another quoted, “this whole thread just proves that the paparazzi were a 100 times more entertaining than any showcase the ambanis put on”.
Another video clip of Gigi Hadid was on the thread, where a journalist could be heard saying to Gigi Hadid, “Gigi come in Centre, Gigi”. To this someone in the group tries to correct him saying, “Jiji bhey, not Gigi” (Its Jiji, not Gigi).
adding this to the thread because this is so funny and wholesome too “jiji be not gigi” pic.twitter.com/6752nnE5P5
— শুভম ☽ (@stfuabmur) April 1, 2023
There were some who didn’t like the taste of it as someone quoted, “The clips from NMAAC are hilarious. I laughed so hard at “jiji hai gigi nahi”. But let it play for a little longer and you’ll realise it’s disgraceful. The language used is uncivil and embarassing. I feel ashamed. This is red carpet. They’ll smile now. They won’t when they’re..”
In another video clip in the thread, journalists yells at Rashmika Srivalli to do the BTS pose, which she obliged.
The thread also contained video clip of Tom Holland taking stage to pose for the reporters.
As Holland came in, someone remarked, “Makdi Man”. Makdi is the hindi word for Spider.
As he took some time to pose, another made a rude remarked, “Kya dhun raha hai bhai. Kya Spider-Man banega tu!” (What are you looking for? How can you become Spider-Man!).
The thread also contained video clip of Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas.
Nick Jonas allowed Priyanka Chopra to take the stage first. He appeared to join Priyanka only when called in to which a reporter remarked, “Jijaji sharam a gaye, Jijaji sharam a gaye” (Brother-in-law is shy).
the way they call nick jiju? 😭 and he went off the carpet to let priyanka do her solo and they started saying “jija ji sharma gaye!!!” like i can’t make this up pic.twitter.com/9yyPkj7WOy
— শুভম ☽ (@stfuabmur) April 2, 2023
Many netizens took the thread as a dose of comedy behind the scenes, as one person remarked, “Bhai, Loved the Whole Thread. Thank You for sharing these videos…Indian Paparazzi is wild man”.
There were a few who didn’t share the same view.
One commented, “Honestly there wasn’t or isn’t even real #paparazzi #culture in #India. These are mere, a majority of them untrained #photographers & some are #mobilephone camera clickers that just outside airports, gyms, entrances of hotels & studios or in posh colonies of Bandra west & -1”. Another commented, “Indian paparazzi are the worst. Sometime they even pass below the belt comments..”
Some took the opportunity to take a dig at the Ambanis. One wrote, “this whole thread just proves that the paparazzi were a 100 times more entertaining than any showcase the ambanis put on”.
The launch of the ‘India in Fashion’ exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was high on star power, with Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Hollywood stars Zendaya, Tom Holland and Penelope Cruz paying ode to the country’s textiles and craftsmanship.
