Sara Ali Khan's Filmfare magazine debut upsets fans

Sara Ali Khan made her magazine debut on Filmfare's March Edition but she has stunned the audience in more than one way

Sara Ali Khan won many hearts with her debut movie Kedarnath and proved she was here to stay with her second movie Simmba. With her quirky interviews, she proved she was more than just a star kid.

A star is born!

Presenting the sensational #SaraAliKhan on our latest cover. Isn’t she looking gorgeous? pic.twitter.com/9z02fVK6bd

— Filmfare (@filmfare) February 26, 2019

She did her first ever magazine shoot for Filmfare's March Edition. The cover was shot in Kenya. Sara is seen rocking a boho avatar in the shoot. While some have received the "A star is born" magazine cover well but others have bashed it for using Africans as props for her shoot.

If looks could kill... #SaraAliKhan is an absolute stunner in this new still from our latest cover shoot.

Watch this space for more exclusive pictures from the shoot. pic.twitter.com/HezQdrRuqA

— Filmfare (@filmfare) February 26, 2019

Time and again we have seen celebrities culture appropriating. A recent example being Shraddha Kapoor photoshoot for Daboo Ratnani's calendar shoot. Where she was posing in a Native American headgear. People criticized her for being offensive and appropriating culture. Sara's cover has carved out the same response on Twitter.

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Have a look at what Twitter has to say :

Not a light or photography expert but there is no shadow so I think it's photo shopped, not sure though.That's not why I think this is in bad taste. Maybe I should hold my horses,maybe Filmfare does have full blown article on ethnic groups and probably Sara Ali Khan is the prop?

— LoudPotato (@LoudPotato) February 26, 2019

Filmfare HQ:
Um guys so we got a lot of heat for nepotism but hear me out
Sara Ali Khan - no don't applaud yet cause there's more - she appropriates culture - please stop cheering there's more - and we photoshop an actual man in the background really badly - oh wow a a huge raise https://t.co/OG6ISUEr97

— Meh (@NoodleFrankie) February 27, 2019

This photo is super tone deaf and Sara Ali Khan & Filmfare should feel super ashamed of themselves, I think the Masai tribeman, who are known for jumping straight high, is doing exactly that in the pic.
His shadow is mixed with the model's shadow (his foot's shadow on her pant) https://t.co/kALmf6wUBo

— Aditya (@Brewkenstein) February 27, 2019

Sara Ali Khan went to Columbia, and even she could not tell filmfare that maybe her “stunner” picture is racist and appropriative? Come on, Sara, you are one of the good ones!! https://t.co/lNlaaEcnFR

— shikha (@elitistsadgirl) February 27, 2019

Wow Filmfare. Wow.

Kya bech kha gaye? Dimaag ya imaan?

Also. A woman as aware and as well-read as Sara Ali Khan agreed to this? Disappointing. https://t.co/HElLg1ATW5

— Sameen ثمین (@amarllyis) February 27, 2019

Why is there a jumping masai warrior behind Sara Ali Khan?? Africans are not props for your photoshoots.

— Chirag Wakaskar (@chiragwakaskar) February 26, 2019

Sara Ali Khan’s Filmfare photoshoot is offensive. The maasai people are not props. pic.twitter.com/RtNqPYMEPz

— Sal (@severalthots) February 26, 2019

In no time they tweeted a video of behind the scene of the same image.

Here’s a sneak peek of what went behind the scenes of Sara Ali Khan’s #Filmfare cover shoot. pic.twitter.com/SGqLNjkBaT

— Filmfare (@filmfare) February 27, 2019

They may have lightly tried to deflect the claim of lack of shadow and the man being photoshopped but they have not tweeted anything regarding the culture appropriate backlash.