 Lindsay Lohan 's Indian Journey received extensive negative media coverage since its inception . The BBC were heavily criticized for hiring Lohan despite her then recent widely publicized drink @-@ driving conviction and " party lifestyle " . BBC said they chose Lohan to attract an audience that might otherwise not watch . Indian non @-@ governmental organization , Bachpan Bachao Andolan , criticized Lohan for a Twitter post where she appeared to take credit for one of their raids , something BBC said was a misinterpretation . The media coverage did not translate to high ratings . In its original broadcast on BBC Three on 1 April 2010 , it was viewed by 224 @,@ 000 households , a 0 @.@ 9 % share of the audience . Critics complimented the documentary for being well researched and compelling , but found Lohan 's presence to be odd and distracting . 
