A few days ago,
Vidya Balan told us, ‘We are public figures, not public property’, while
recounting an incident when a fan misbehaved with her at the Kolkata airport
recently.
Vidya reveals
another shameful incident. The Begum Jaan star was deep in prayer when this
happened.
Vidya recounted
the incident and the anger was clear in her voice.
“I was at
Siddhivinayak, I was praying when this man touched me on my shoulder. I opened
my eyes and it was a random guy. Then he told me: 'Madam, please say hello to
my wife'. I told him to hold on for a minute and went back to praying. He again
tapped my shoulder and said: 'Say hello to her before that'!”
Are you not
appalled by the behaviour that our actors are subjected to by their so-called
fans? And to disturb someone while they are having a private, spiritual moment
is just downright rude.
Thankfully, Vidya
hit back. This is how she responded:
“I told him that
he cannot touch me. I asked him if he’d be okay with being touched by
strangers, and if he will mind if his wife was touched by a stranger like this.
People seem to believe that public figures are fine with such behaviour. I am
more than happy to sign autographs and pose for selfies. Very rarely do I say
no, unless I have not slept in five days or something. But there are some lines,” said
an enraged Vidya.
We agree. Public
figures have the right to their space as much as us.
On the work
front, Vidya awaits her next film Begum Jaan which has impressed in its promos.
Image Source: twitter/ vidya_balan
Begum Jaan is an upcoming action drama film written and directed by National award
winning director Srijit Mukherji and produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh
Bhatt. The film is co-produced by Sakshi Bhatt and Shree Venkatesh
Films with
executive producer Kumkum Saigal. The cinematography is done by Gopi Bhagat.
Lyrics, Additional screenplay and Dialogues have been penned by Kausar Munir. The film is
scheduled to hit theatres on April 14, 2017. Vidya plays the lead role of a brothel's madam, set
in the backdrop of late Indian Independence period of 1947. It's a Hindi remake
of the Bengali film Rajkahini.
Back to the main
story. Were the rabid selfie-seekers listening? And what do we do of the
perverts?
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