In the last two months, two actresses have denied posing for FHM’s India magazine the moment their skimpily-clad or nude pictures were released.While Pakistan’s Veena Malik has reportedly sued the magazine for Rs 10 crore, there was no news of Kajal Aggarwal, who denied posing for the September issue, taking any legal action.
FHM’s editor Kabeer Sharma clarifies, “It’s quite obvious why such strong denials have come. The media has the tendency to make big issues out of such incidents. People should look at the big picture as it takes guts to feature nude in front of the world.”
Sharma feels bad about the Veena Malik incident in spite of being sued for Rs 10 crore. “In a way, I sympathise with her. All this attention does amount to pressure which might make the actors go back on their decisions.”
While he refuses to comment on the legal aspect of the issue, he points us to his Twitter account which reads: “Seen Veena’s notice on d net & fwded to legal for appropriate action. allegations’re false...investigating options including a countersuit.”
The magazine is reportedly going to file a countersuit for Rs 25 crore.
Sharma, however, ensures that he has all the evidence needed to prove that both the shoots took place the way they were meant to be. “One should understand why Kajal didn’t pursue the matter legally (referring to Kajal’s denial of posing semi-nude for their cover).”
Malik’s legal notice to the magazine, meanwhile, refers to posing in a bikini or a thong and not completely in the buff. But amidst the “I didn’t do it” and “she definitely did” blame game, we ask people what difference does it make.
Anubhuti Verma, a fashion communications student who has always looked up to fashion magazine covers for inspiration, feels it’s a definite publicity stunt which is not likely to help.
“Nudity in the fashion world is history. This controversy will definitely not affect many in the fashion world nor will help the magazine sell extra copies.”
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