ACTRESS VEENA MALIK IS SUING FHM MAGAZINE FOR 10 CRS OVER ‘MORPHED’ PIC

Actress Veena Malik Is Suing FHM Magazine for 10 crs over ‘morphed’ pic

Mumbai: Pakistani actress Veena Malik—popular in India for her participation in Bigg Boss last year—has sent a notice suing a men’s magazine FHM for Rs 10 crore for publishing photos that were allegedly doctored to make her appear nude. Malik’s lawyer Ayaz Bilawala said that a suit will be filed in Bombay High Court soon.

In the notice sent to the magazine, Bilawala said that during the course of discussions for a photo shoot for the magazine, the editor allegedly suggested that Malik wear a tattoo on her arm with the letters ‘ISI’.

He further alleged that Malik was made to understand that it would be good for her image and the tattoo will not have any repercussions. In the published photo, Malik is shown wearing no clothing, but with her arms and legs discreetly positioned to keep her covered while her arm sports an ISI tatoo. The magazine could not be reached for comment.

Bilawala alleged that Malik was assured that no nude photograph would be shot. He further stated that the actual photo was taken with Malik in a bikini with hot pants and a broad belt. After the shoot, she was shown the picture in which she had covered her upper body with her hands. “Our client states that the photographs which are being circulated and published in the magazine and internet site of the magazine have been deliberately tampered with or morphed with a view to cause wrongful gain to you and cause wrongful loss to our client,” Bilawala said in the notice.

He alleged that Malik consented to the publishing of the pictures after being assured that they were the same ones showed to her after the shoot. It was only on December 2 that she got to know that her naked photographs were published on the internet site of the magazine. “Our client was shocked, astonished and embarrassed to see the said photograph which is published all over the world,” Bilawala said. He said the picture had caused damage and harm to Malik’s reputation in India as well her country of birth and the world.