Mumbai: Sobhita Dhulipala has come up with a lengthy clarification to rest her case over self-shot magazine cover controversy.
Sobhita said that the pictures featured in the magazine are all clicked by her and the man in the viral photo was a stranger who offered to click a photo for her.
For this first #WorkFromHome Issue, covergirl and Made In Heaven actor styled her own hair, make-up, and outfits, and conceptualised and art directed her covershoot for Cosmo India. The result is a striking image of the actor, sitting on her terrace, a book lying by her side.
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However, many were skeptical of Sobhita's self-shot mag cover when a photo of her getting clicked on her terrace by another man surfaced landed online.
Following the noise on social media, the actor has come up with a lengthy clarification to rest her case. Sobhita said that the pictures featured in the magazine are all clicked by her and the man in the viral photo was a stranger who offered to click a photo for her.
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The Bard of Blood star said she was "taken aback" by the accusations levelled against her and said that she should have been a little more cautious with the caption and mention that the second image was not part of the magazine shoot.
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“Quite a few people have written to me about the image I last posted. It is upsetting and I am a little taken aback by how urgently many have jumped to unkind conclusions, this Is also a moment for me to learn something deeper. I stand by the flow of events I’m sharing with complete transparency,” the post reads.
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"Neither was the picture shot by him used by Cosmopolitan (It doesn’t belong with the magazine’s mandate) nor am I anything but proud of this wonderful collaboration with the magazine. :) It is not an official image, it was never carried by the magazine. I only posted it along with the official ones because I liked it. I recognise that I should have altered the caption text to mention that the second image was not part of the magazine shoot. I wish I had a more exciting, dramatic story but alas, truth often wears plain robes! Stay home and stay safe,” wrote Dhilipala.
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The picture in question shows Sobhita on her terrace, posing in a dark shirt with her arms against a wall.
The #WorkfromHome Issue also features exclusive videos and content created by several other celebrities and influencers, including actors Aditi Rao Hydari, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, and Sonali Bendre; writers and directors Tahira Kashyap and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari; fitness experts Yasmin Karachiwala and Mandira Bedi; chefs Pooja Dhingra and Amrita Raichand, amongst dozens of other content creators.
