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As the ugly spat between actress Kangana Ranaut and a section of media continues, Bollywood celebrities from Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra to Sidharth Malhotra and Adah Sharma said that the relationship between the two fraternity should be based on professionalism and mutual respect.
“The truth is we celebrities and the media share an important relationship. We really need you people because we can reach out to the common people through your medium, and vice-versa. So I hope that the problem that has happened will get resolved,” said superstar Akshay Kumar, who is gearing up for his upcoming ‘Mission Mangal‘.
Sidharth Malhotra voiced a similar view at a media event: “I think the relationship between the media and celebrities is almost like an old married couple’s. They might have an argument here or a fight there, but at the end of the day we have a professional relationship. We have no intention to insult anyone when we invite the media to an event. We know that when you guys ask questions, you are doing your job.”
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Sidharth, who has faced a lot of criticism over the years since he started his career in 2012 with “Student Of The Year”, added: “There are times when people have written me off, but that does not affect me. Whatever the media writes is their professional opinion. We, the new generation of celebrities, take our relation with media professionally because you guys are, in a way, our colleagues.”
Parineeti, who always maintained a good rapport with the media, highlighted how at times celebrity reputation gets affected.