MUMBAI: Gone are the days when people who faced sexual assault and molestation either at the workplace or at home would sit quietly without sharing the incidents with anyone.
Now, we have seen them taking either to social media or any other platform to speak about the incidents that left them shaken and shocked. Not just commoners, even the celebs have opened up about facing sexual assault and molestation and they motivate others to speak about the same and take strict action against the culprits.
Recently, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah Kashyap shared a long note on Instagram and shared that she was "sexually assaulted as a minor by a middle-aged man". Not just Aaliyah, even her father Anurag had earlier spoken about facing sexual assault.
Let's take a look at a few celebs who openly spoke about facing sexual assault and molestation.
Deepika Padukone
In an interview, Deepika shared, "I was 14 or 15. I remember one evening my family and I were walking down the street. We had probably finished eating at a restaurant. My sister and my father walked ahead and my mother and I were walking behind. And this man brushed past me. I could have, at that point, ignored, pretended like it didn’t happen. I turned back, followed this person, caught him by the collar – I was 14 – in the middle of the street slapped him and walked away.".
Sushmita Sen
At an event 'Make Your City Safe', Sushmita shared a horrific incident of sexual harassment. She said that she was molested at an award function by a 15-year-old. She added, "I grabbed his hand, and I was so shocked when I pulled him up, that he was a little boy. 15 years old. Typically for a misbehaviour like that, I could’ve taken lots of other actions. But because it was a 15-year-old boy, I grabbed him by his neck, as if I was saying hello to him, I took him for a walk in front of the crowd and told him on the way, ‘If I make a hue and cry about this, your life will be over bachcha'.".
Sonam Kapoor
Once, while interacting with Rajeev Masand, Sonam shared an incident when she was molested as a 13-year-old while at the movies with her friends. The actress shared, "There was a man who came from behind and just held my breasts like that. And obviously, I didn’t have breasts at that time. I started shaking and shivering and I didn’t know what was going on and I started crying right there. I didn’t speak about it. I just sat there and I finished watching the film because I felt that I’d done something wrong for the longest time.".
Akshay Kumar
Not just actresses, even actors have faced sexual assault and molestation. Akshay Kumar was once speaking at a seminar on women's safety and shared his personal experience when a lift man touched him inappropriately. The actor shared, "When I was six, I was on my way to a neighbour's house when the lift man touched my butt. I was really agitated and told my father about it. He filed a police complaint. Investigations revealed that the lift-man was a history-sheeter. The cops took action and the man was arrested. I was a shy kid and was relieved that I could speak about this to my parents. But even today, I find it difficult to say the word `bum'.".
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