India, Dec. 1 -- Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan has found herself at the centre of social media backlash for her remarks on paparazzi culture, particularly her comment about their outfit, saying they wear "gande-gande kapde". Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit has also criticised her, calling her a snob and stating that she had no right to demean another profession.

Ashoke Pandit, who serves as the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors' Association, took to Instagram to call out Jaya for her remarks against the paparazzi. He posted a note slamming Jaya with a caption that read, "Not very parliamentarian, #JayaBachchan ji."

In his note, Ashoke mentioned that Jaya's statement reek of "snobbish elitism".

"Jaya Bachchan ji's statement agai...