India, Dec. 13 -- Days after Jaya Bachchan stirred controversy with her sharp criticism of paparazzi culture, Huma Qureshi has offered a more balanced perspective, acknowledging both the challenges and the importance of the paparazzi ecosystem. In a new interview, the actor admitted that while boundaries must be respected, celebrities, too, benefit from and often use paparazzi visibility to their advantage.

Speaking to India Today, Huma described her relationship with the paparazzi as very healthy, adding, "I think they are also important. I won't lie, but we use them when we need to promote our films or bring a certain aspect of our lives into the public eye. There have been times when we needed to promote our films, so we invited them ...