Hyderabad:Shekhar Kapur sparked a poignant discussion on social media by contrasting the glitz of Zendaya's Met Gala 2024 look with the harsh reality of a starving child in Gaza. On Instagram, he shared a powerful side-by-side image: one of the Hollywood starlet dazzling at the prestigious event, and the other, a heart-wrenching picture of starving children in a war-torn region. The starkness of this visual prompted Kapur to reflect deeply and voice his concerns.
In his caption, Kapur expressed his profound dismay at witnessing such extremes within the same frame of attention. While one channel broadcasted the opulence and extravagance of the Met Gala, another depicted the grim reality of children facing hunger and famine in Gaza. "If you flip between the two pics .. you’ll get the feeling that the starving little kid is looking up to Zendaya," wrote Shekhar in a reflective post.
"Please do see both the completely contrasting pics in this post.. For as I was watching a documentary on children begging for food in Gaza and the threat of severe famine there, the other channel was showing the glitz, glamour and over the top fashion madness of the Met Gala in New York."