Paparazzi, social media and more ft. Hina khan

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“Why pouting is my job?” When actor Hina Khan opened up about the paparazzi culture and the pressure for picture-perfect photos on social media.  🎥 : SheThePeople

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00:00I don't show skin to grab the eyeballs. I show skin because I want to look good. I want to look sexy.

00:06You know, it's my choice what I want to wear. It's my choice how I want to pose.

00:10It's my choice how I want to appear in the public domain. That agency remains mine.

00:16I use filters. I love using filters. But then I am okay to put out my real self, my natural self out there

00:24when I wish to. And I do it.

00:26Wherever Heena Khan goes, so do the paps. And they often say, ma'am turn around, show us your back

00:35when you're wearing a backless dress. Oh ma'am, pose like this, pose like that. Do you fall for it?

00:42No, I don't, Shelly. In fact, my last few appearances, I made sure that I convey it to them

00:53that I am not comfortable with what you're asking me. I believe, I think as a woman, I should not oblige this.

01:02And I also feel we do a lot of public appearances as actors, where we walk a lot of red carpets and all.

01:12But, you know, a question answer is okay. And communicating with the paparazzis and with media people is absolutely fine.

01:21But I just don't like the fact when I am asked to pose in a certain way.

01:26Like what?

01:26Or for that matter, ma'am turn around, show us your back just because I'm wearing a backless dress.

01:34Or they'll say, or for that matter, just simply to pout. They'll tell you to pout.

01:38I said, as a woman, as a woman, I don't, I am not obliged to do this for them, right?

01:44Yeah.

01:45I'm an artist. I'm an actor. And I know, I know my job. I know sometimes, sometimes, yeah,

01:52most of the times I will be dancing to the tunes of my director, which is absolutely fine.

01:56It's part of my profession.

01:57So they could argue that pouting is your job?

01:59Pouting, why pouting is my job? I mean, really, I mean, it's my choice.

02:04It's not that, it's not a fair ask.

02:08I feel that you ask me that how, please pout, please turn around just because you're wearing a backless dress.

02:14With all due respect, I love them personally. I know all of them.

02:18I know they don't think ill of me or anyone else for that matter.

02:21But I think as women, we should draw, and men are not asked such questions.

02:26And as women, we should draw this line and we should not give anyone this right to ask us such questions on a red carpet.

02:35And also, I don't want to be part of this practice.

02:39You know, it's my choice what I want to wear. It's my choice how I want to pose.

02:43It's my choice how I want to appear in the public domain.

02:47That agency remains mine. That's it.

02:50So I don't give, I really don't want to give this right to anyone to tell me how to pose and give a back pose.

02:56I want to give a back pose when I want to give a back pose.

02:59I don't show skin to grab the eyeballs.

03:02I show skin because I want to look good. I want to look sexy.

03:06So it's not that I show skin because I want to grab eyeballs.

03:10I want people, people want to capture me in a certain way in a certain position that I am in a public domain.

03:15You can click me the way you want.

03:17But you cannot dictate me how I should pose.

03:21So that's something which I don't give them right to do.

03:26So that's something I want to do when I am comfortable doing that.

03:30So I know, I know what you're trying to say.

03:33People will put it this way that these are double standards.

03:36What is she doing?

03:37She wears clothes like this from one side and then she has a problem with posing in a certain way.

03:43It's not that. I'm not saying that I don't want to give a back pose.

03:47I'm not saying that.

03:48But you'll do it on your own terms.

03:49I will do it when I want it.

03:51What disrupts Heena Khan's peace of mind?

03:55I think this, in today's world, what bothers me the most on social media, I'm saying, let me talk about social media.

04:01A lot bothers me by the way. But let me just talk about social media right now.

04:07I think we all are just running after this picture perfect social media appearance.

04:14Especially women.

04:16We've just gone crazy. We're mindlessly following it.

04:20Following this notion of fake reality.

04:24Everyone wants to look beautiful.

04:27And you are beautiful.

04:30But I don't know what is wrong with today's generation or for that matter,

04:34all the people that why are they so focused on editing their picture?

04:38Either editing their picture to look perfect without freckles, without pigmentation or to use a filter.

04:46They just don't want to do anything without filter.

04:49Have you done ever a filter?

04:51Of course, I use filters.

04:52I'm not saying I don't use filters.

04:54I'm not saying I'm an artist.

04:55I do use makeup. I use filters.

04:57I love using filters.

04:59But then I am okay to put out my real self, my natural self out there when I wish to.

05:05And I do it. People who know me, they know that I do it.

05:09I do put my real self out.

05:10I'm not saying don't use filters.

05:12My point is that don't do it to a level where you become depressed when you look at yourself in the mirror.

05:19And I see people around who get depressed when they look at themselves in the mirror.

05:24They really get depressed and they don't want to show their real self, their natural self to the world.

05:31For me, I believe...

05:33See, I'm not in my 20s, okay?

05:35I have pigmentation, I have dark circles, I have freckles and that's okay.

05:41I think I have fine lines and that's my experience sitting on my face and that's okay.

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