EXCLUSIVE! Esha Gupta: It’s my body and it’s been shot aesthetically

For the last two weeks, Esha Gupta has turned into a sensation on the internet with pictures from a photo shoot where she’s flaunted her body beautiful with aplomb. The actress collaborated with two of her friends, a stylist and a photographer, for the shoot which was done in the comforts of her own house. Ever since she started posting these pictures, her social media page went into a tizzy with comments varying from fabulous, flattering to outright mean and nasty. Trolls came down heavily on the actress, who will be seen in Baadshaho in about two weeks from now. Esha even admits that she was expecting negative reactions, and they don’t surprise her. (Also Read: Esha Gupta’s recent photo shoot redefines sultry like never before!)

Talking about her photo shoot creating quite a stir, Esha said, “In our country, women are eternally blamed. They are accused when a girl child is born; they are accused even when they are raped. So, somewhere I knew that I will also have to face a lot of heat. After all, it’s easiest for some faceless and redundant people to pull a celebrity down at the first opportunity. I’ve done shoots like this one when I was a model. I’ve gone topless and naked, too. No one ever asked me about that.”

“And who are these people who have ‘issues’ with my pictures? It’s my body and it’s been shot aesthetically. There’s a thin line, which if you cross, you look vulgar. No one can say my pictures are vulgar. I got more love than hate, but it’s better to be hated than to be forgotten. And right now, I’m in my best shape. Although we knew where this could lead, we thought, ‘If not now, then when?’,” argues Esha.