It’s an undeniable fact that a lot of women do feel unsafe in many parts of our country and the horrific incidents of molestations just add more to the horror. 

Bollywood Fatima Sana Shaikh recently opened up on one such incident wherein she was eve-teased by a man while she was returning from the gym. 

Recalling the incident, she shared how her father has been supportive and when she was eve-teased by someone, he chased the man after he punched her.

Speaking to a daily, Fatima recalled how she had noticed a man staring at her and confronted him. 

"Main raste mein jaa rahi thi gym ke baad. Ek ladka aaya aur wo ghoor raha tha. Toh maine bola, 'Kya ghoor raha hai?' (He said) 'Ghoorunga, meri marzi.' Maine kaha 'Maar khaana hai?' (He said) 'Maar'. (I was on my way back from the gym when I noticed a man starring at me. I confronted him and asked why he was staring. He said 'it is my wish'. I asked him if he wanted a slap. He replied, 'slap me'."

The two got engaged in a verbal spat and then Fatima slapped him as she was extremely uncomfortable with his presence. 

"I slapped him, he punched me. I blacked out. Of course, I called my father first and informed him about the incident. He came with two-three other men. You know how fathers are. That man ran into a street. My father, my brother, and their friends went all, 'kaun tha jo meri beti ko haath lagaya? (Who touched my daughter)", she added.

Last year, in an interview, Fatima had also revealed that she has faced the casting couch too. 

"Of course, I have faced the casting couch. I have been in situations where I have been told that the only way I get the job is by having ***. There are several times people have taken away work from me. There have also been times where I knew I was doing a film and I was replaced because of someone's reference."

Just recently, Fatima has announced that she will be taking a break from social media. 

She took to her Instagram to share the news with her fans. The actor chose not to divulge details as to why she is taking a break from the platform.

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On the work front, she was last seen in Ajeeb Dastaans, where she played the role of a woman seeking love outside her marriage. Though Shashank Khaitan’s short film in Ajeeb Daastaans falls short on expectations, her character of Lipakshi was appreciated by the audience.

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