Indians and Pakistanis dispute is going nude recently
A furor has erupted in south Asia involving a men’s magazine, a seemingly nude Pakistani actress and a tattoo of the initials of Pakistan’s spy agency on her arm. The uproar follows the release of FHM India’s December issue, which features screen star Veena Malik appearing to pose naked on its cover.
The actress claims the images were doctored and her agreement with the magazine was thus violated. Somewhat bizarrely, considering the picture sprawled across the cover, Malik insisted she never even posed naked for the magazine. Veena Malik has filed a defamation suit against the Indian magazine for the cover photo of her posing nude with the initials of Pakistan's intelligence agency on her arm. Malik's spokesman, Sohail Rasheed, said yesterday that the actress was seeking 100 million rupees ($1.9 million) in damages from FHMIndia, which insists the nude cover shoot was genuine and consensual. "The picture has been morphed," Rasheed said in Islamabad, adding that the magazine had targeted Malik's "credibility and character".
On the other side, FHM India editor Kabeer Sharma said that he was mystified by Malik's allegations. "We have not photo-shopped or faked the cover. This is what she looks like, she has an amazing body," Sharma said.
While Malik's pose on the cover preserves a scant degree of modesty, any nudity is still very much frowned upon in conservative India - and indeed in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Weeping, retired soldier Malik Mohammad Aslam, 56, said: "I have disowned her, I have severed all ties with her and I don't want her to have any share in whatever meagre assets I have until she is cleared of the controversy and pledges not to visit India again." Mr Aslam said he did not support his daughter's showbiz career and said he hoped the authorities would punish his daughter if found guilty of posing nude: "so that no other woman would think of doing such thing".
Lawyer Ayaz Bilawala told CNN that Malik is seeking $1.9 million in damages. Bilawala said the publication "cheated" his client and doctored the nude pictures. "Proceedings (in a court of law) will begin soon," he said. He told the BBC that she was “cheated and duped,” and that “she had a photoshoot, but there was no nudity. She had some clothes on.” Bilawala added that she was even shown the photos before publication for her seal of approval and that the photos she was presented with showed her with clothes on. Bilawala didn't dispute the ISI print on Malik's left upper arm but said numerous organizations worldwide used the same acronym. He refused comment on the grenade-like object.
This is not Malik's first controversy. She triggered uproar two years ago when she claimed that her former boyfriend, a Pakistani cricketer, was involved in spot-fixing international matches. A year later, the actress came under fire from Pakistani clerics who decried her behavior in the Indian reality TV show "Big Boss," as "un-Islamic."
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A furor has erupted in south Asia involving a men’s magazine, a seemingly nude Pakistani actress and a tattoo of the initials of Pakistan’s spy agency on her arm. The uproar follows the release of FHM India’s December issue, which features screen star Veena Malik appearing to pose naked on its cover.
The actress claims the images were doctored and her agreement with the magazine was thus violated. Somewhat bizarrely, considering the picture sprawled across the cover, Malik insisted she never even posed naked for the magazine. Veena Malik has filed a defamation suit against the Indian magazine for the cover photo of her posing nude with the initials of Pakistan's intelligence agency on her arm. Malik's spokesman, Sohail Rasheed, said yesterday that the actress was seeking 100 million rupees ($1.9 million) in damages from FHMIndia, which insists the nude cover shoot was genuine and consensual. "The picture has been morphed," Rasheed said in Islamabad, adding that the magazine had targeted Malik's "credibility and character".
On the other side, FHM India editor Kabeer Sharma said that he was mystified by Malik's allegations. "We have not photo-shopped or faked the cover. This is what she looks like, she has an amazing body," Sharma said.
While Malik's pose on the cover preserves a scant degree of modesty, any nudity is still very much frowned upon in conservative India - and indeed in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Weeping, retired soldier Malik Mohammad Aslam, 56, said: "I have disowned her, I have severed all ties with her and I don't want her to have any share in whatever meagre assets I have until she is cleared of the controversy and pledges not to visit India again." Mr Aslam said he did not support his daughter's showbiz career and said he hoped the authorities would punish his daughter if found guilty of posing nude: "so that no other woman would think of doing such thing".
Lawyer Ayaz Bilawala told CNN that Malik is seeking $1.9 million in damages. Bilawala said the publication "cheated" his client and doctored the nude pictures. "Proceedings (in a court of law) will begin soon," he said. He told the BBC that she was “cheated and duped,” and that “she had a photoshoot, but there was no nudity. She had some clothes on.” Bilawala added that she was even shown the photos before publication for her seal of approval and that the photos she was presented with showed her with clothes on. Bilawala didn't dispute the ISI print on Malik's left upper arm but said numerous organizations worldwide used the same acronym. He refused comment on the grenade-like object.
This is not Malik's first controversy. She triggered uproar two years ago when she claimed that her former boyfriend, a Pakistani cricketer, was involved in spot-fixing international matches. A year later, the actress came under fire from Pakistani clerics who decried her behavior in the Indian reality TV show "Big Boss," as "un-Islamic."
Sources:
TheCelebrityCafe
CNN
News.com.au
NewsFeed.TIME.com
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