Last year, Sushmita Sen was also a victim as her private photos were leaked by her alleged boyfriend Lalit Modi. Sushmita speaks again about invasion of privacy and paparazzi culture after Alia Bhatt’s unauthorized pictures were shared online.

On Tuesday, Alia took to her Instagram stories to share a number of pictures that were taken without her consent as she sat in her living room. She held a media portal accountable for invading her privacy. The pictures were allegedly taken by two men from the terrace of a neighboring building.

As Sushmita reshared her post about privacy invasion, she said, "Guys, how can you catch someone off guard despite their repeated requests to the media for privacy? When are we going to draw the lines? Are we becoming nothing more than PR Machinery? Our right to privacy cannot be in any manner violated. Media frequently blur the lines between personal and social lives. They substantially confuse the two and the outcome is obnoxious and unscrupulous."

She further added, "Since we all have a psychological need for privacy, there should inevitably be a dichotomy between a celebrity's private and public lives. Media should refrain from intruding on this demarcation line. The practice of using such news to boost channel ratings and garner the most viewers is by no means appropriate."