Mumbai: Videos of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s under-construction bungalow in Pali Hill here have been doing the rounds on social media for quite some time now.
Unhappy with the videos of her new home, Alia took to Instagram to slam media publications and social media handles for recording videos of the house without permission and circulating it online.
Requesting for privacy, the ‘Jigra’ actress urged social media handles to take down the videos immediately.
“I understand that in a city like Mumbai, space is limited – sometimes the view from your window is another person’s home. But that does not give anyone the right to film private residences and push those videos online. A video of our home – still under construction – has been recorded and circulated by multiple publications, without our knowledge or consent. This is a clear invasion of privacy and a serious security issue.”
“Filming or photographing someone’s personal space without permission is not ‘content’ – it’s a violation. It should never be normalized,” she pointed out.
“Think about it: would you tolerate videos of the inside of your home being shared publicly, without you knowing? None of us would. So here’s a humble but firm request – if you come across such content online, please don’t forward it or share it further. And to our friends in the media who have carried these images and videos: I urge you to take them down immediately,” Alia concluded.
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Netizens took to the comments section to back Alia.
One user wrote, “You should sue so in the future it doesn’t happen; this is the second time that I know of.”
Another person commented, “Without consent if recorded should be legally case, but on other never allow any media also to cover anyone, privacy is privacy, respect privacy.”
The viral video shows a close view of Ranbir and Alia’s new home from another building.
The house is reportedly worth ₹250 crore.
