Can private bodyguards use force? The argument began with Brangelina's visit to Pune, where their bodyguard Mick, roughed up the press on various occasions. It peaked when the Mumbai police arrested Angelina's bodyguards following verbal and physical abuse of parents at the Anjumane-Islam school in Mumbai. At the time of going to press, the police had also put the shooting of A Mighty Heart on hold.

In Pune, London-based paparazzo Sam Relph, was physically assaulted by bodyguard Mick. In another incident, a photographer was threatened with a gun.

Can celebrities' private security guards use physical force? Hitesh Jain, a lawyer, says, "It is completely illegal for them to use force."

Misbehaviour of Rani’s bodyguards

The filming of Chudiyan starring Rani Mukherjee has evoked strong reactions from Varanasi. Protestors burnt her photographs when her bodyguards allegedly misbehaved with her fans who had come to watch the shooting. All this has taken its toll on Rani , who's fallen ill. Her doctor is expected to fly down from Mumbai to attend to her in Varanasi.

Chudiyan was Rani's third film to be shot in the Holy city. "They’re burning my photographs over here in Varanasi. What have I done? I wasn't even aware of what had transpired before I arrived for the press conference. I came to know there was some kind of a scuffle. I came there after shooting, hot and tired, and in no mood to answer personal questions. What was so wrong if I said my marriage is my parents' concern? I really feel men get intimidated by women who assert themselves."

She goes on to add, "I was asked to apologise for my behaviour at the press conference, which I did. Now they're saying I didn't say sorry properly. They're saying, 'Were going to break Rani's bangles.' Dada (director Pradeep Sarkar) is hopping mad. He's been saying -- How dare they behave like this with my little girl?"

"The fact is, the people of Varanasi are with us. As for these people who think my apology isn't good enough, let me tell them I'm a well brought-up girl. If you talk decently with me, I’m humble. And for their information, I'm a UP ki beti too. My father is from Jhansi So there."

source:timesofindia