Actor Shefali Shah just lately recalled an incident when she was touched inappropriately in a crowded place. She stated it made her really feel like ‘crap’ about it, nevertheless, she determined to by no means discuss it to anybody. She stated she was ashamed of it. (Also learn | Shefali Shah continues to be ready for good roles regardless of current successes: ‘Now they suppose we can not go to her with…’)
Shefali just lately joined for an episode of a podcast the place she talked about her breakthrough efficiency in Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding. In the movie, she performed the position of Ria Verma who was sexually abused as a baby. The movie additionally starred Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, Rajat Kapoor, Randeep Hooda and Soni Razdan amongst others.
Talking alongside the strains of the movie, Shefali opened up about her experiences. She informed Smita Prakash in an ANI podcast, “Like I said earlier, everyone’s gone through it. I remember walking in a crowded market and being touched inappropriately and feeling crap about it. And, never ever saying anything because I wouldn’t say it was guilt but it’s just…shameful.”
Smita added, “And wondering if you did anything to invite it?” the actor responded, “Yes. I agree with you. 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.”
Monsoon Wedding was primarily based on romantic entanglements between individuals as relations come collectively to attend a marriage in Delhi. It premiered within the Marché du Film part of the Cannes Film Festival of 2001. It was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe Award and fetched the Golden Lion award on the Venice International Film Festival.
Shefali has been part of a number of hit movies, together with Rangeela, Satya, Monsoon Wedding, Waqt, Gandhi, My Father, and Dil Dhadakne Do. Last yr she delivered three nice performances again to again in Jalsa, Darlings and Doctor G.
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