Of stars, jounos n problems

The tussle between film Stars, mostly big heroes and journalists is not new. The bigger than life image created for the Stars who are used pampered talk and ready-to-oblige people around can make them roam on the borderline of vanity.

 Criticism is something which does not go well with anyone, let alone celebrities.

 The recent issue of a woman journalist filing a case of harassment against Akkineni Nagarjuna has hit the national headlines as well and has become a cumbersome affair.

Buzz is that to arrange a compromise and ask the journalist to withdraw the complaint she lodged with police. The star, sources say, is adamant and the journalist, Sunitha is equally adamant.

 It remains to be seen how things will be controlled by event managers, work to broker peace.

 Even in early times, when film reviews were negative, Stars get annoyed and the harassment through fan’s association would take place. Some old timers recall how she was harassed by phone calls by people claiming themselves as fans of a particular star. The calls stopped after the star was directly contacted and told that a case of harassing a woman journalist would bring in bad publicity.

Recently Siddharth was banned by media for his uncharitable remarks against media and some of the family members. His public apology had sorted out things. Standards were alive and kicking when professionalism was there in both fields. Heavy commercialisation and sycophancy has changed the scene and the dividing line between ethics anarchy on both sides is very thin.