Click, upload. Click, upload. Be it outside a gym, airport or cafe, social media feeds are filled with celeb spottings 24*7. Stories are weaved just by viewing these snaps and reels — fashion, dating life, body language, pretty much everything makes it to news headlines, too. But is there any magic mantra by which the paps get to know about the whereabouts of celebs? Here’s an explainer by three popular paparazzi: Viral Bhayani, Yogen Shah and Manav Manglani.

Most of the time, Manglani says, they research to track celeb movements, usually around their movie releases. “We know that the stars will come out to promote their project, we know where they are shooting, we know their car numbers by heart. And the PR managers also tell us where the celebs will be at what time,” Manglani tells us.

Meanwhile, Shah says the restaurant spottings happen on the tip of the owners of the joints: “The day the actors get to know that these things are happening, they will stop going to that restaurant.”

“We have to chase the big celebs. The others call you to pap them,” says Bhayani, adding that sometimes it gets overwhelming for them. He adds that many non-A-listers, too, call them up and say, “Humari spotting kar do, paisa le lo”.

A well-placed source also reveals, “Big celebs don’t care about spottings. But others use this as a tool through which corporate heads notice them, and pay them for favours.”

Bhayani shares that these days, a lot of “producers also put pressure” to snap actors who are part of their movies “to increase project visibility”. Whose spottings are most in demand? “Actors Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, TejRan (Tejasswi Prakash and Karan Kundrra) and Shehnaaz Gill. Rakhi Sawant involved in some banter or Uorfi Javed doing something crazy are also in demand. And as for who people don’t want to see, even at the airports — most senior, prolific actors,” he says.

Have stars ever asked you to delete pics? “We are very pally with celebs now. But until a few years back, it used to happen a lot. Like an actor exiting a maker’s office would say, ‘Please let announcement happen first’. But we also don’t click celebs who don’t want us to, like actor Siddharth (who threatened the paps when they clicked him exiting the same salon as rumoured girlfriend, actor Aditi Rao Hydari),” Manglani concludes.

Urfi Javed was admitted to a hospital recently and had posted a picture of herself on social media. In the picture, the actress was on a hospital bed having her food. The actress says, “I wasn’t feeling good. I had high fever and was very low on energy. It was a viral fever, but I didn’t take care of myself because of which it reached a point that I had to be hospitalized. I was there for two days and on August 7, I got back home feeling much better.”

Urfi (she recently changed her spelling to Uorfi) says she had to cancel some work commitments and is unhappy about that. “I hate getting sick and I hope I don’t fall sick again soon. It affects work and I don’t like it when I have committed to something and I am unable to complete it,” she says.

She has also realised that she needs to take better care of herself. “I realised I had been ignoring my health which is why I had to be admitted to the hospital get better. I’ll make sure that even if I have the busiest schedule, I take out time for myself and never ignore my health like this again,” says Urfi, who was last seen on Bigg Boss OTT.

Recently, Chahhat Khanna commented on the kind of provocative clothes Urfi chooses to wear in public. Urfi then lashed out at Chahhat and commented on her personal life.

You may love her or you may hate her, but you can’t ignore her. That’s Urfi Javed, who has become an internet sensation in recent times for her extremely bold and bizarre dressing sense. The TV actress, who was last seen in Bigg Boss OTT, often gets a mixed response to her clothes which range from creating outfits out of chains, shells and garbage bags, to even using her own photographs.

While some people like her guts and innovative style, trolls have hit out at her saying she is doing all this for publicity. However, Urfi remains unfazed. She says, “Everyone likes to dress up, put on make-up and look their best. Whatever I do, I do for myself because all of us want to look and feel good. And if people get provoked by a dress, then there is a problem there...they need help!”

So who plans her outfits, especially the offbeat designs? She says, “I have a team, we sit together and discuss the designs. It’s a process; it’s not that easy.”

Urfi says that even as a kid, she loved dressing up and always wanted to be different from the rest. “I remember I used to love planning my look before going out. So, I do that even now. I always wanted to stand out in the crowd. That’s how I have been since I was a kid, and there’s nothing wrong with it,” she shares.

Ask her how her family reacts to her dressing, and she says, “They don’t say anything. I am an adult and I take my own decisions. I respect my parents and love them, but I do what I think is right for me.”

Urfi, who has acted in fiction shows like Jiji Maa, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Kasautii Zindagii Kay, wants to bag some interesting projects. She says, “I came to Mumbai from Lucknow to become an actor. Right now, I am not getting roles that can help me prove my worth as an actor, and I don’t mind waiting for the project. I want to play a strong character and be a part of a story that breaks stereotypes and has a strong message for women.”

Does she worry about not getting offered meaty roles? “Maybe people aren’t casting me because they feel I have a certain image, but I believe that nothing is permanent. If there are some people who don’t like me right now, after some time, they will like me and vice versa,” says Urfi, who has recently changed her name to Uorfi

While acting may have taken a backseat, she is busy with other things. “I have got fame today. There are other things that are working well for me. Yes, I have always wanted to be a part of a big movie, but I have no complaints. I am enjoying this phase of my life and I’m sure I will get some good roles in the future,” she signs off.