{"id":398509,"date":"2026-03-22T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/398509\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:59:10","slug":"please-bas-kajol-asks-paparazzi-to-back-off-during-condolence-visit-for-manish-malhotras-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/398509\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Please bas\u2019: Kajol asks paparazzi to back off during condolence visit for Manish Malhotra\u2019s mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bollywood star Kajol <\/a>was seen arriving at designer Manish Malhotra<\/a>\u2019s residence on Sunday to offer condolences following the demise of his mother on 19 March. Several videos of her visit surfaced online, capturing the moment she requested paparazzi to stop filming during the sensitive occasion.<\/p>\n

\"KajolKajol arrived at Manish Malhotra\u2019s residence on Sunday to offer condolences for his mother, gesturing to photographers to stop filming.Kajol asks paparazzi to give her privacy<\/p>\n

In the clips circulating on social media, Kajol appeared visibly uncomfortable as photographers gathered outside Manish Malhotra’s residence. As she made her way inside, the Maa actor said, \u201cPlease bas\u201d (please, that\u2019s enough) and gestured for them to stop recording, indicating the need for privacy during the condolence visit.<\/p>\n

Social media reacts<\/p>\n

Her brief interaction has sparked conversation online about the presence of paparazzi during moments of grief. While public figures are often photographed during regular outings, many users pointed out that such occasions require restraint and sensitivity. One social media user wrote, \u201cNo, they also have their lives. Look at the moment, she has come to offer condolences after the death of Manish Malhotra\u2019s mother.\u201d Another added, \u201cShe is right. She is there to sympathise, not for an outing. If it were an outing, she may not have said anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several users also noted that such incidents highlight the ongoing debate around celebrity privacy, especially during emotionally difficult situations. Some called for stricter boundaries for paparazzi coverage, while others emphasised the need for mutual understanding between public figures and the media.<\/p>\n

About Manish Malhotra’s mother’s death<\/p>\n

Manish Malhotra\u2019s mother, Sudarshan Malhotra, passed away on March 19 at an advanced age. Her funeral was held on March 20 in Mumbai, followed by a prayer meeting attended by several members of the film fraternity. Celebrities, including Karan Johar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, and Arjun Kapoor, were among those who visited to offer condolences, while others attended the prayer meet to support Malhotra and his family. Kajol, husband-actor Ajay Devgn and their daughter Nysa were also present during the prayer meet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bollywood star Kajol was seen arriving at designer Manish Malhotra\u2019s residence on Sunday to offer condolences following the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[181150,135768,18,117,19,17,17442,36081,327,51840],"class_list":["post-398509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-celebrity-privacy","tag-condolences","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kajol","tag-manish-malhotra","tag-movies","tag-paparazzi"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116274132720682579","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}