Mumbai, Nov. 30 -- Jaya Bachchan, who has often made headlines for her not-too-cool interactions with paparazzi, took a dig at what she calls the increasingly intrusive 'pap culture'.

In a recent conversation at the We The Women Asia event in Mumbai, the veteran actress described today's paparazzi scene as "strange" and questioned the ethics and professionalism behind it.

Speaking about how she differentiates between the media and paparazzi, Jaya said she has great respect for journalism but shares a "zero" relationship with the paparazzi. Explaining the contrast, she said her relationship with the media is "fantastic" because she considers herself a "product of the media", but when it comes to paparazzi, the equation is very different....