Sambhavna Seth and Celina Jaitly are both staunch supporters of gay rights. The two actresses walked the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday afternoon but mid-way they had a face off which left Sambhavna fuming.
Sambhavna Seth and Celina Jaitly are bothu00a0 staunch supporters of gay rights. The two actresses walked the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday afternoon but mid-way they had a face off which left Sambhavna fuming.
Celina is the unofficial brand ambassador of the gay cause led the march with her entourage of friends walking with her in a security cordon. Jaitly brought eight personal body guards (handpicked from Ronit Roy's security agency) who surrounded her and kept the crowds at arm's length, while Seth was minus any security, walking with a bunch of close friends.
Mobbed
Half-way through the march, the mob started crowding around the Bhojpuri dancing queen.u00a0 Realising that things were getting out of hand, a girl walking the parade asked Celina if she could let Sambhavna enter her security cordon to avoid getting mobbed.
However. Jaitly refused and instructed her guards not to let Seth anywhere close to her. Sambhavna admits, "I am shocked and appalled by Celina's behaviour. I did not attend the parade to get publicity or hog the limelight.
I was there to support my friends and didn't even bother getting security for myself. I expected Celina to show some respect towards me as woman, if not as a collegaue. She denied me entry into her area not once, but thrice!"
Seth says she is deeply hurt by Celina's attitude, "When something similar happens to her, she will get the reply. If I was in her place and my worst enemy was stranded on the road,u00a0 I would help the person out. Since I was walking the parade for a cause close to my heart, I didn't make a scene. In fact, after Bigg Boss she had once walked up to me and told me how entertaining I was."
Celina however refutes saying she didn't even know Sambhavna. "I don't know how she looks like and I didn't even know she was there so how could I ignore her security. Also there were enough policemen around to take care of those marching so she could have approached them for help. There was no way any woman could get mobbed or manhandled since it was a gay parade."
Responding to allegations of not letting Seth in her security area Celina adds, "The only reason I got protection is because of the threats I get. I was walking freely. If she was really concerned about security, she should've arranged it for herself."
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