Shame Galore! Bollywood Victims of Sexual Harrassment

Last night, we brought you the shocking story of Kalki Koechlin being groped outside the National Awards ceremony. There are many such cases in our country which suggest that unfortunately, a woman cannot be assured of her safety anywhere. Besides Kalki, there are many Bollywood actresses who have been molested in public.

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Shame Galore! Bollywood Victims of Sexual Harrassment

Last night, we brought you the shocking story of Kalki Koechlin being groped outside the National Awards ceremony (NATIONAL SHAME! Kalki groped outside National Awards ceremony, May 5 ). There are many such cases in our country which suggest that unfortunately, a woman cannot be assured of her safety anywhere.

Besides Kalki, there are many Bollywood actresses  who have been molested in public.

1. 
Deepika Padukone

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Deepika who has always been polite to her fans was touched inappropriately by a man in the crowd at a magazine launch in the year 2015.

2. 
Rhea Chakraborty

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The VJ-actress, Rhea was molested in Mumbai near her apartment on March 18, 2014. She filed an FIR against the molester.

3. 
Gauahar Khan 

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Gauahar was slapped by a man on the sets of the reality show, India’s Raw Star in December 2014. It was said that the man slapped her because she was wearing ‘short clothes’.

4.
 
Bipasha Basu

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Bipasha was molested during the promotion of her film Raaz 3D in August 2012. When the actress went to Ahmedabad as a part of the movie’s promotional tour, the crowd got out of control and a man even tugged at Bipasha’s skirt.

5.
 
Sushmita Sen

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When Sushmita went to inaugurate a jewellery store in March 2011in Pune, a mob gathered outside. She was molested by the crowd when she was trying to get inside her car.

6. 
Gul Panag

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Gul was molested while she participating at one of the Delhi Marathons in November 2010. A few men, who were running along, came too close for comfort and started touching her. She spoke up about the incident later.

7.
 
Sonakshi Sinha

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Sonakshi was harassed at an event in the year 2010 as a group of men tried to touch her improperly.

8.
 
Esha Deol

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Esha was assaulted on August 11, 2005 in Pune. A man tried to take advantage of the big crowd to get close to her. But she wasn’t scared and slapped him on his face then and there.

9. 
Katrina Kaif

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In October 2005, Katrina went to Kolkata to attend a function which was organized by South Kolkata’s Durga puja committee. After the event got over, the crowd pushed her security personnel and much to Katrina’s horror, allegedly started molesting her.

10. 
Celina Jaitly 

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Celina faced a molestation case in 2005 during one of her interviews in Mauritius. She returned to India totally shaken. Later, the stalker was put behind bars.

11. 
Minissha Lamba 

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In April 2011, Minissha was molested on a beach in Goa during a photoshoot for a men’s magazine. She was naturally shocked but went on to finish the shoot.

12. 
Koena Mitra

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In January 2008, Koena was allegedly molested at a New Year Eve’s party at a five-star hotel in Mumbai. The incident was widely covered and the man was later arrested.

13. 
Sonam Kapoor

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Some ‘crazy fans’ tried to grope Sonam at a local city theatre while she was promoting her film Raanjhana, in June 2013. Her co-actor Dhanush came to her rescue.


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