Sonakshi Sinha's befitting reply to Vivek Agnihotri's allegation of shooting amid lockdown

Vivek Agnihotri slammed Sonakshi Sinha for shooting outdoors amid the pandemic by sharing a photograph. Sonakshi clarified that the pic was taken last year and tweeted Mumbai Police and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, asked the procedure to stop people from spreading baseless rumours.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri slammed Sonakshi Sinha for shooting outdoors in the pandemic situation, shared a picture of her stepping out of a studio in Mumbai. “Who shoots in such times?” he tweeted.

In response, Sonakshi took to twitter to clarify that the pic was taken last year, while shooting for Farah Khan’s chat show Backbenchers. She also told Vivek that being a part of the industry, he should have a thorough information before levelling any allegation against her.

"Being a Director and member of many unions and film bodies one would expect you to be better informed that Absolutely NO one is shooting since studios are shut and its a national lockdown! I believe Classic freeze frame means throwback in @MumbaiMirror terms, clearly meaning its an old picture, from 5th Nov 2019 to be precise! Aaah... those were the days!" she wrote.

Sonakshi also tagged it on the Mumbai Police and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s Twitter handles and asked about the procedure to stop people from spreading baseless rumours. "Excuse me @MumbaiPolice, @OfficeofUT what is the procedure to stop people from spreading rumors and fake news at a time like this? Asking for a responsible citizen, sitting at home, practicing social distancing and NOT shooting - ME," she wrote.

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After noticing her tweet, Vivek said that he was not levelling allegations against her but condemning the tabloid for 'insensitive journalism'. He wrote, "The dig is at @MumbaiMirror not you. If I have to say something to you, I’d tag you. It’s very insensitive to print such pictures in a trying time like this giving wrong impression. As a star you should also very strongly condemn this kind of yellow and insensitive journalism."

Sonakshi came-up with a reply to it. She wrote, "U haven’t tagged who ur taking a dig at,nor did u mention source of the picture.Nor hv u replied or clarified to anyone attacking me after ur statement.Rule no.1 of taking a dig - dont post someone else's picture 2 take a dig at someone else,be specific.Thank u & goodbye."

Sonakshi will be seen next in Abhishek Dudhaiya’s Bhuj: The Pride Of India alongside Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi.