The picture was reportedly shot during the CCL calendar shoot in Goa a few weeks back and the star alleges that the photographer’s crew might have leaked the morphed picture to gain cheap publicity.

“I saw the picture two days back and I was left dumb founded. I agree that it was a picture taken during the CCL shoot, but if you compare it with the one in the calendar, it will be clear that the latter is morphed. The costume in this picture is obviously very revealing unlike the original CCL calendar photograph,” says the actor.

The organisers of the CCL5 clarify.

“There were more than 10 photographers that shot the calender . It can’t be a leak from the photographers team. We had released a three-minute video of the making of the calender to various media houses for promotion. CCL watermark is inscribed on videos and not on photographs,” says the organising committee pointing out the fact that leaked stillshot has a watermark on it.

“This looks like a mischievous act for cheap publicity,” add the organisers.