Dabboo Ratnani's wife defends Shraddha Kapoor's war cap: "We did not know"

The long-awaited annual calendar of celebrities, photographer Dabboo Ratnani, broke the Internet and fans could not help but leave.

The country was impressed by the cream of Bollywood cream, but the Internet quickly noticed something unique in the calendar.

Sharaddha Kapoor is photographed on a replica of the feathered headdress, usually called the Warcup, worn only by high-ranking male leaders of the Native American community.
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Even though Shraddha was wearing the look with all his panache, the picture did not go well with people on Instagram. The comments section was inundated with critics termed "culturally inappropriate" and asked Dabboo Ratnani to immediately take the photo because she is perceived as disrespectful to the Native American community.
Manisha, wife of Dabboo Ratnani, responded to the controversy and reportedly said, "We did not know it.The intention is never to hurt anyone, whether it's 39, India or from abroad.I had no idea of ​​the issue of "cultural appropriation". "

A popular fashion page on Instagram, Diet Sabya, has republished the Photo: "How many times must this happen so that people learn the same thing, if you are in the industry and you are not, I am not aware of all the controversies regarding the use of native headdresses as a fashion, then, sorry, you should find another job. "

This is not the first time that a celebrity is attacked for wearing the Amerindian headdress for photo shoots. Sonakshi Sinha and Amrita Rao have been criticized for the same thing.

In Hollywood, singer Pharrell Williams apologized for wearing the feathered headdress on the cover of the British Elle magazine after his fans escaped with the #NotHappy hashtag and l? had moaned. the war cap.

Even the football team, the Washington Redskins, had to change their logo and name due to the pressure of "cultural inappropriateness".

In the United Kingdom, merchants are prohibited from selling headgear and Native American flags at the Glastonbury Festival without prior permission.

This year, the Dabboo Ratnani calendar features 24 Bollywood stars – Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Alia Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar, Varun Dhawan, John Abraham, Siddharth Malhotra, Shroff Tiger, Parineeti Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Sunny Leone, Aaryan Jacquelhedoine, Janhvi Kapoor and Kiara Advani.

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