As cops register FIR against Ranveer Singh for ‘outraging modesty of women’, many women call out the kill-joys

Last Thursday an interview in Paper magazine along with a photo shoot of Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh went viral on social media with memes and women in awe of his nude pictures Then came an FIR against Singh for insulting the modesty of women midday talks to seven women across age groups to know whether his pictures insulted their modestyThe Mumbai police on Tuesday booked Singh for lsquohurting the sentiments of women and insulted their modesty through his photographsrsquo based on a complaint from an NGO The complaint said that India is a land of culture and such photos could have a negative impact on children as the actor has ldquocraze amongrdquo his audience The pictures were published in Paper Magazine with an article titled lsquoRanveer Singh The Last Bollywood SuperstarrsquoAlso Read From Ranveer Singh to Aamir Khan Bollywood celebrities who bared it all for the cameraVijayalakshmi Narayanan 32Content creator MumbaiWhen I saw the pictures I was awestruck There is nothing that I thought was objectionable and I did not get even a slightest hint of obscenity or debauchery As a woman I felt it was sexy not offending Here is a man who is confident about himself is embracing his identity and unafraid of the consequences unafraid of what the society has to say and is defiant of the norms There are plenty of issues to be concerned about and the photo shoot is the least of anybodyrsquos concerns Millions of women are objectified but nobody raises a word or files an FIR There is one photo shoot and you feel the need to go up in arms about it They should ask the women how they feel instead of talking on our behalfNisa Shetty 29Musician and actor MumbaiDelhiI didnrsquot think of it as insulting to my modesty I appreciate Ranveer Singh as he is not trying to hold onto the idea of macho The shoot has soft poses He brought out a sense of a person who is comfortable and it was nonthreatening to see such a man He is a star but also an artiste and he is not afraid The title of the interview was important as he is one of the last remaining big stars with everyone embracing OTT He is in touch with his feminine side The message should be that it is okay to be nakedAtlanta Baruah 20Account strategist and YouTuber DelhiI feel it was a marketing stunt But it is a need in our country for the male nudes to be normalised Since it has come from a Bollywood outlier it might taint the perspective He has a public image Even if he was trying to come up with the bigger idea the crowd doesnrsquot take you seriously But it was not insulting at all The photos were aesthetic from a photography point of view It felt like an attempt to desexualise the male form but it went viral only because it was Ranveer SinghViji Venkatesh 70Region head The Max Foundation works in cancer careIt is not an insult Men should be more upfront Anybody can do anything I didnrsquot find it offensive Donrsquot look at it if you donrsquot want to He is an amazing actor and doesnrsquot need to resort to these gimmicks However aesthetically I believe it wasnrsquot well done He was awkward on the carpet and looked uncomfortable but there was nothing obscene It was not a match to the photo shoot of Milind Soman as his was much more elegant If something is aesthetic and presented beautifully then itrsquos good therersquos no harm in celebrating the bodyVrushali Telang 45Novelist and short film maker MumbaiI saw the memes before I saw the photos Ranveer Singh is netra sukh a pleasure to the eyes with or without clothes I am not offended We live in a time where anything is sensationalised We have a history of such shoots I donrsquot understand why people are offended His acting his sense of dressing and his chiselled bodyhellipwhat is there to not like The pictures had nothing cheap and vulgarParidhi Negi 30Corporate communications professional GurugramI liked the pictures I think men and women both have a right on their bodies and sensuality and its portrayal His body is forming a perfect ldquoVrdquo and those butt cheeks are quite a tease Shouldnrsquot we appreciate what must have gone behind gaining that kind of body Instead people sitting on their couch enjoying carbs are filing complaints He is pleasing to the ladiesrsquo eyes And as they say ldquoWhy should boys have all the funrdquoVidhi Bubna 23Social media management professional MumbaiThe pictures are bold Also I had never heard of Paper Magazine before seeing his photos they do cool stuff Milind Soman has done it in the past Even if a woman was doing it it was fine It was a very aesthetic shoot The FIR is unfair If something like this is okay in movies why not for a magazine