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Pankhuri Awasthy: I slapped the guy hard who touched my thighs; I'm proud of myself for doing that
Pankhuri Awasthy talks about her ill fated experience and explains why it is necessary to give it back to men who objectify women.
Be it a lady working her regular 9-5 shift or an actress doing her absurd shooting hours, be it in whichever field, it is sad to know that women are still objectified as a piece of mere satisfaction by a few bizarre living beings originating from the male species. Talk about being wrongly touched or felt on, and we have umpteen number of cases or self-experiences by almost every woman, irrespective of whichever field they nail at.
A similar experience was shared by actress Pankhuri Awasthy popular for her show Razia Sultana. The actress who is all set to star in Star Plus' latest show Kya Kasoor Hai Amla Ka, at a promotional event spoke to a news agency about her ill-fated experience. "When I was in Delhi, I used to travel to college by Metro and so many instances have happened with me. That time (in college), you're so young and you don't realise half of the things that are happening to you.
"Cities are not safe for girls. If you think you can go out at night, you can't do so without being scared," she added. "But Mumbai is one of the safest cities in India if I tell by my experience. I have stayed in Delhi, Chandigarh, Noida, and Bengaluru; and have visited other cities too. I won't say cities are safe for women," Pankhuri said on the sets of Kya Qussoor Hai Amala Ka? on Saturday. "Earlier, I didn't have the courage to stand up against it. Now I do stand up. Recently, I was in Bengaluru with my friends and I was wearing a skirt. There was this guy who came and he had the courage to touch my thighs. I slapped him then and there itself," she said. "I stop there and say out a few bad words when somebody tries to tease me. I can't keep quiet now. I am proud of myself for doing that," she added. "For the preparation of my role, I met a psychologist and a practising psychiatrist to understand what goes on in the minds of these girls who have been raped. They told us that what's the uncommon thing here is that most of these girls are married to the guy who raped them," Pankhuri said. She feels that such type of forced relations is "uncomfortable" for women.
Kya Qussoor Hai Amala Ka?, an Indian adaptation of popular Turkish TV show Fatmagul, deals with complex emotions and tackles the sensitive subject of a violation of the innocence of a woman.
