Shefali Shah
'It's just...shameful': Shefali Shah opens up about being touched inappropriately
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Shefali Shah, who has always moved audiences with her stellar performances, has now opened up about being touched inappropriately in a marketplace.
In an interview with Smita Prakash during an ANI Podcast on her performance in 'Monsoon Wedding', Shefali said: "As I said earlier, everyone's gone through it. I remember walking in a crowded market and being touched inappropriately and feeling c**p about it. And, never ever saying anything because I wouldn't say it was guilt but it's just…shameful.”
On being asked about her feelings post the chilling experience, Shefali, who played the role of a tough cop in the web series 'Delhi Crime', told ANI that she did not give it much thought but it was something that deeply struck her.
"A lot of people think, did I do anything? You feel guilty, shameful and you feel ‘bhool jao (forget it). Shove it under the carpet kind of thing'. Honestly, I don't think I gave it so much thought that it's an important conversation to speak. It was just something that struck straight inside me and the entire film,” she said.
Shefali Shah played the role of Ria Verma who was sexually abused as a child in 'Monsoon Wedding'.
Last year, the actor won an award in the best actress category at the Melbourne film festival for her role in the film Jalsa. The film featured Vidya Balan in the lead.
She was last seen in Doctor G alongside Ayushmann Khurrana and also starred in Netflix's Delhi Crime: Season 2. The show won the best drama series honour at the 48th International Emmy Awards.
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