"I
have
been
in
the
industry
for
3
years
now
and
have
seen
and
been
a
part
of
some
really
nasty
reporting.
But
this
one
just
reaches
the
ultimate
depth.
It
is
horrific
to
read
something
like
this
when
all
you
wish
to
do
is
move
on
further
in
your
career," one
finds
Geeta
Basra
in
an
inconsolable
mood
as
she
fumes.
Reason?
After
a
couple
of
attempts
being
made
by
a
section
of
media
linking
her
with
cricketer
Harbhajan
Singh,
a
leading
tabloid
in
yesterday's
edition
went
to
the
extent
of
creating
a
news
around
both,
which
Geeta
claimed
was
truly
malicious.
"How
could
this
journalist
write
something
on
the
tune
of
'Geeta
spotted
entering
Harbhajan's
room
in
a
hotel'?
Didn't
she
see
other
people
around
me?
Did
she
peek
into
the
room
to
see
what
these
individuals
were
doing?
Sorry,
you
can
be
naughty
but
certainly
not
cheesy!
And
if
you
ask
me,
this
is
downright
cheap," says
Geeta
in
a
bitter
tone.
Wasn't
she
informed
about
such
an
article
coming
out?
"In
fact
I
was
and
that
surprises
me
even
more",
reacts
Geeta,
"When
she
called
me
to
know
the
truth
behind
me
seen
entering
Bhajji's
room,
I
told
her
that
he
was
a
friend
and
we
do
meet
on
a
number
of
occasions.
Also,
I
asked
her
to
check
out
the
entire
group
of
friends
that
I
was
with
along
with
my
family
members
too.
However,
the
worst
part
is
that
she
not
just
conveniently
ignored
everyone
other
than
me
and
Bhajji,
she
also
chose
to
ignore
whatever
I
had
quoted
on
the
records.
Come
on,
you
can't
be
making
stories
spicy
at
the
cost
of
other
person's
reputation
and
image."
Talking
about
the
chat
that
she
had
immediately
after
the
incident,
Geeta
admits
that
Bhajji
wanted
her
to
chill
without
worrying
too
much
about
the
write-up,
"He
said
that
such
things
just
come
and
go
and
it
hardly
matters
to
people
who
are
close
to
you
and
understand
you.
Though
he
was
relaxed
about
it,
I
can't
get
something
like
this
over
my
mind."
"I
may
come
from
UK
and
be
forward
thinking
but
this
doesn't
mean
that
my
upbringing
and
attitude
should
be
taken
an
advantage
of.
If
I
had
a
boyfriend,
I
won't
hide
him
in
a
closet.
But
such
below
the
belt
maligning
doesn't
fly
at
all,"
Geeta
gives
warning
signals
here.
Making
her
displeasure
loud
and
clear,
she
adds
on
a
parting
note,
"Just
because
you
have
a
pen
and
a
paper
in
your
hands
doesn't
mean
you
can
go
round
writing
whatever
you
wish.
That's
irresponsible
on
the
part
of
this
journalist.
And
I
am
not
blaming
the
media
here
since
it
isn't
as
if
everyone
has
suddenly
planned
to
gang
up
against
me.
However,
when
one
or
two
individuals
like
these
threaten
to
take
the
things
too
far,
I
am
bound
to
react."
Story first published: Friday, September 26, 2008, 17:26 [IST]