Popular TV Actresses who have been Harassed in Real Life

Indian television and movies have glorified the despicable acts like stalking and harassing to such an extent that every other pervert finds it his birthright to make a woman or many women fall prey to his restless hormones. Despite drawing condemn from all the sections of the society, such acts – rather crimes – continue to see an upward curve and that is extremely unfortunate.

Women’s safety is one of the major concerns in our country today and the situation keeps getting worse with each passing day, thanks to the loose laws and punishments reigning in our nation. And no, being a celebrity doesn’t guarantee you safety either. Mentioned below are some such horrific experiences detailed by TV actresses who were stalked in real life and have been a victim of such indecent acts.

1. Rashmi Desai

“Once, when I was driving home alone from work, I realised someone was following my car. At a signal, when our cars stopped, they pulled up next to mine and were staring and cheering. I was very scared, as they began whistling too. I called my friend and kept the phone on. Then, I saw a policeman on the road and reached out to him. Once the guys saw the cop, they took a U-turn and ran away. It was an unnerving night.”

2. Mona Singh

Mona shares how an obsessed man tried to threaten her when she refused to click a selfie with him. The stalker parked his vehicle in front of her car when she was leaving from the parking area. He allegedly messaged her to show he has her number.

3. Saumya Tandon

“I used to ride a bicycle to school in the 10th standard, but was harassed by a senior in my school who used to follow me everywhere on his bike. Once, when I was returning from tuition at 8pm, he stopped his bike in front of me and put something on my head and ran away. I was horrified and ran home. My parents got scared when they saw me howling and thought it was blood on my head. Later, I realised that he had applied sindoor. I was so shocked that I fell ill. My father spoke to the guy’s mother, and she said, ‘Such things happen between girls and boys. What can we do?’ This horrific incident stayed with me for 10 years. I think men are brought up in the wrong manner in India. Hindi movies glamourise stalking, making it cool — the hero stalks the heroine and wins her over — but in reality, it sucks.”

4. Divyanka Tripathi

The gorgeous actress found herself in the midst of an embarrassing situation when a drunkard barged into the sets and passed lewd remarks at her. The perpetrator was arrested but Divyanka has increased the security on the sets for added safety post this incident.

 

5. Chitrashi Rawat

“I was stalked a lot when I used play hockey. I was in Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and we used to walk down to our hockey training centre. While I was walking, there was an autowala who was playing a song really loudly. I ignored him, but he soon began following me, which made me angry. I asked him what his problem was, and he told me that he liked me. I asked him to go away, but he didn’t. I then rammed my hockey kit on his rickshaw, which scared him off. I always feel you should stand up for yourself rather than waiting for help.”

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