Pakistani actress to sue over nude shots
December 6, 2011, Tuesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
PAKISTANI actress Veena Malik is suing a popular Indian men's magazine for millions of dollars, accusing it of publishing photographs she says were doctored to make her appear nude, her lawyer said yesterday.
Malik's racy images in the December issue of FHM India has triggered a fury across her conservative Islamic country, with one cleric calling them a "shame for all Muslims."
The photo essay appears to make light of the military rivalry between India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars.
In the magazine's cover photo, Malik is shown nude, but with her arms and legs discreetly positioned to keep her covered. She has the letters ISI stenciled on her arm, representing Pakistan's powerful spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
In a second photograph, she is lying on a military helmet and in a third is wearing what appears to be an ammunition belt and pretending to pull the pin out of a grenade with her teeth.
Malik's lawyer, Ayaz Bilawala, denied the nude cover photo was authentic and said Malik was wearing underwear throughout the entire shoot. He sent notice to the magazine and was filing papers in the Mumbai High Court demanding all copies of the magazine be removed from newsstands, he said.
The suit is also seeking 100 million rupees (US$2 million) in damages.
"She has been cheated, and there has been tampering - the photographs have been morphed," he said. "She has not posed in the manner in which she has been shown."
He disputed the magazine's assertion that it had a video of the shoot that would prove the pictures were real.
FHM India editor Kabeer Sharma insisted the pictures were authentic. "It's a considered decision on our part not to make that video public because of the nature of the video," he added.
Sharma said the magazine had received the legal notice. "The allegations are entirely false and we are investigating various options, including a countersuit," he said.
Malik courted controversy last year when she participated in India's "Bigg Boss" reality show. Pakistani clerics lambasted her for taking part in an Indian show and for appearing to canoodle with an Indian actor.
Malik's racy images in the December issue of FHM India has triggered a fury across her conservative Islamic country, with one cleric calling them a "shame for all Muslims."
The photo essay appears to make light of the military rivalry between India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars.
In the magazine's cover photo, Malik is shown nude, but with her arms and legs discreetly positioned to keep her covered. She has the letters ISI stenciled on her arm, representing Pakistan's powerful spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
In a second photograph, she is lying on a military helmet and in a third is wearing what appears to be an ammunition belt and pretending to pull the pin out of a grenade with her teeth.
Malik's lawyer, Ayaz Bilawala, denied the nude cover photo was authentic and said Malik was wearing underwear throughout the entire shoot. He sent notice to the magazine and was filing papers in the Mumbai High Court demanding all copies of the magazine be removed from newsstands, he said.
The suit is also seeking 100 million rupees (US$2 million) in damages.
"She has been cheated, and there has been tampering - the photographs have been morphed," he said. "She has not posed in the manner in which she has been shown."
He disputed the magazine's assertion that it had a video of the shoot that would prove the pictures were real.
FHM India editor Kabeer Sharma insisted the pictures were authentic. "It's a considered decision on our part not to make that video public because of the nature of the video," he added.
Sharma said the magazine had received the legal notice. "The allegations are entirely false and we are investigating various options, including a countersuit," he said.
Malik courted controversy last year when she participated in India's "Bigg Boss" reality show. Pakistani clerics lambasted her for taking part in an Indian show and for appearing to canoodle with an Indian actor.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
