OOPSS! Shraddha Kapoor criticised for her Dabboo Ratnani 2019 calender PIC

Shraddha Kapoor’s photograph as part of Dabboo Ratnani’s 2019 calendar has been criticised for ‘cultural appropriation’.

Celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani launched his 2019 calendar featuring top Bollywood celebrities two day back on Monday(January 28) evening. And while the Calendar pictures are being widely appreciated by fans and the stars themselves, one of the celeb's pic has courted controversy. Apparently, Shraddha Kapoor’s photograph as part of Dabboo Ratnani’s 2019 calendar has been criticised for ‘cultural appropriation’. The picture shows the actor wearing mock Native American headgear. VIDEO: Rekha’s REACTION posing next to Amitabh Bachchan’s PIC at Dabboo Ratnani calendar launch will leave you in splits!

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💖 20th year edition @dabbooratnani @manishadratnani make up @shraddha.naik hair by @menonnikita #DabbooRatnaniCalendar

A post shared by Shraddha (@shraddhakapoor) on Jan 28, 2019 at 10:10pm PST

Soon after Shraddha posted the pic on her Instagram page, several people on left critical comments on Shraddha’s picture, which was also re-shared by the Diet Sabya page. “How many time does this exact same thing have to happen for people to learn tho? If you’re in the industry and you don’t know about all the massive controversies over using Native headdresses as fashion, then sorry, you should find another job,” one person wrote. “I hope you realise this is cultural appropriation,” wrote another. “This is disgusting. You should remove this picture and apologise. Educate yourself and the rest of Bollywood.” Dabboo Ratnani 2019 Calendar launch PICS: Hina Khan, Priyank Sharma, Karanvir Bohra, Karan Tacker & other TV celebs attend

 

 

 

 

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ART OR CULTURAL APPROPRIATION? . . . According to our basic birthright source, Wikipedia, the wearing & displaying of such headdresses, and other ‘indigenous traditional arts and sacred objects’ by those who have not earned them — especially by non-Natives as fashion or costume — is considered extremely offensive by traditional Native people. The ‘controversy’ is part of a wider effort by Native American activists to highlight the ongoing cultural genocide against indigenous peoples (especially in the United States and Canada). The stupid trend of musicians and festival-goers wearing warbonnets across festivals has led to criticism by Native Americans, apologies by non-Natives, and the banning of headdresses as costumes by several big-league music festivals. We thought this was common knowledge. Yet, we are here, talking about it being appropriated by a celebrity calendar. @shraddhakapoor by @dabbooratnani for #dabbooratnanicalendar . #Dietsabya

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But now Dabboo Ratnani’s wife, Manisha, has responded to the controversy. She told BollywoodLife, “We were not aware of this. The intention is never to hurt anyone whether it is from India or from abroad. I had no clue of the ‘cultural appropriation’ issue.” On a related note, other stars to have shot for the calendar are Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Tiger Shroff, Sonakshi Sinha, Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Janhvi Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Sunny Leone, Farhan Akhtar and Kriti Sanon. Shraddha Kapoor is currently shooting for ABCD 3 opposite Varun Dhawan, she has replaced Katrina Kaif in the movie.