Drone footage shows Katrina Kaif surrounded by selfie-seeking crowd during Kumbh snan; fans defend 'VIP culture’

Fans express concern over the crowd surrounding Katrina Kaif during her holy dip at Mahakumbh, highlighting the need for VIP culture to protect celebrities.

Fans are feeling bad for Katrina Kaif after new footage of her from the Mahakumbh surfaced on social media on Tuesday. The video is drone footage from the moment she took the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. It also shows how a large crowd surrounded her and her family at the river for selfies and pictures.

In defense of VIP culture?

Katrina Kaif took a dip at the Sangam on Monday but a large crowd surrounded her.

The drone footage shows Katrina in an orange suit in between surrounded by her mother-in-law, a few priests and priestesses, a bunch of bodyguards and also some other pilgrims who were there for the holy dip. But most of them seem interested in clicking selfies with the actor. A few mediapersons also rushed to her with their cameras and mics as a couple men put a towel around her shoulders after the dip.

Another commented, “The reason why VIP culture exists and should exist.”

A person wrote, “People need to learn basic ethics, let her take snaan peacefully.” Another wrote, “So much crowd around her...let her take holy dip peacefully....I'm getting suffocation watching..”

Katrina in Kumbh

Katrina also attended the bhajan led by Parmarth Niketan Ashram, President Swami Chidanand Saraswati. Abhishek Banerjee also attended the spiritual gathering.

On devotees, including celebrities visiting Maha Kumbh in huge numbers, Swami Chidanand Saraswati told ANI, "Mahakumbh is an occasion of 'Snan, Dhyan and Daan' (holy dip, meditation and charity). Today, she (Katrina Kaif) took a holy dip, meditated and did 'Annadaan'. She said that she sees god in everyone... Such a belief system keeps this nation alive. I support the thoughts of PM Modi. The way CM Yogi Adityanath has arranged everything, this is a Mahakumbh of 'Vyavastha, Arthvyavastha and Astitva' (arrangement, economy and identity)...This Kumbh is for everyone, those who have not visited till now should come here and take a holy dip..."